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After a visit to Paris, some members of the “freedom convoy” continue on their way, hoping to be able to demonstrate in Brussels on Monday 14 February. The teams of France Televisions went to meet them, during the last stage before the European capital.
Waking up in a parking lot, before hitting the road again. For several days, it has become a routine for some participants in the “freedom convoy”. The most determined continue, Monday, February 14, their journey towards Brussels (Belgium). “We’re just here to regain our freedoms, and we’re convinced that we’ll get there, because anyway, everyone wants it“, says a motorist. “We are united, reunited, happy“, adds another.
For the fifth night on the road, some accepted the invitation of the mayor of Faches-Thumesnil (Nord), who opened the doors of a gymnasium to the convoy. “These are values that we also share, so we wanted to be united”, believes Patrick Proisy, mayor (LFI) of the town. The Belgian border is then very close, about twenty kilometers. After crossing it, some of the 1,300 vehicles were blocked by the Belgian authorities. However, the participants do not despair of being able to reach the center of Brussels in the afternoon, in order to demonstrate.