Bulgarian Farmers Resume Protests Over Cheap Ukrainian Grain

"Bulgarian farmers will hold a new protest to demand that the government stop allowing duty-free imports of cheap Ukrainian grain.....The four-hour protest will take place in the Bulgarian towns of Ruse and Kardam....3.5 million tonnes of Bulgarian wheat and 1 million tonnes of Bulgarian sunflower seeds are sitting in warehouses at the moment." Sputnik

France hit by gasoline shortages

"In recent days, industrial action by refinery workers has intensified, leading to supply
disruptions as members of French unions stopped refineries and depots from delivering fuel....... the Val-de-Marne department in Ile-de-France is the worst affected with nearly half (49.4%) of local petrol stations facing partial or complete fuel supply disruption." RT