2024-02-01 11:52:00
The Prime Minister announces new measures in favor of farmers at a press conference.
While the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron is in Brussels for a European Council which will address the agricultural crisis, the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal will hold a press conference this Thursday, February 1 to announce certain measures and calm the anger of farmers.
A series of announcements
Gabriel Attal will list a series of measures alongside the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire and the Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu in Matignon.
Gabriel Attal started the conference more than 40 minutes late.
The future of our agriculture and the mistakes made in the crisis
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal speaks almost an hour late to make announcements in response to the demands of mobilized farmers.
He declared in the preamble: “The question being asked everywhere in Europe is: is there a future for our agriculture?” Of course for him his answer is yes.
Before adding that we must also be lucid: the government “did not respond to the discomfort” until now.
Loi Egalim
It presents the measures already taken: “We have doubled the number of inspectors responsible for controlling prices and we will be uncompromising with manufacturers who do not respect the Egalim rules.”
Sovereignty within the law, unfair competition
The Prime Minister announces that he wants to enshrine the objective of food and agricultural sovereignty into law. “We will enshrine the objective of sovereignty in law.”
In order to strengthen French agricultural sovereignty, Gabriel Attal explains that he will take measures to “better recognize the profession of farmers, protect against unfair competition, fight against over-transpositions, preserve our sovereignty in the face of climate change.”
With a “new stage with two watchwords: produce and protect”
Explaining : “Our French agricultural exception is not a question of budget. Europe must be a factor of protection and sovereignty”
And to affirm his opposition to the treaty with Mercosur: “There is no question of France accepting this treaty.”
Restore value to our food
The Prime Minister declares that he wants to “restore value to our food”. He clarified that he wanted to oppose, among other things, “synthetic meat” which is not part of our culture, calling for European regulations. “I would like us to have clear legislation on synthetic meat”n Europe
He also wants to strengthen tracing with product labeling and he intends “accelerate it on compliance with the Egalim law in collective catering”, particularly on the objective of 20% organic.
150 million euros for breeders this summer
Gabriel Attal also announces an envelope and not the least: aid of 150 million euros will be paid to breeders this summer.
Pesticides
To protect farmers and consumers, Gabriel Attal announces measures on phytosanitary products. He announces that he wantsreset the European calendar for phytosanitary products”
“There must be no product banned in France while it is authorized elsewhere in Europe.” For this he will finalize the Ecohyto plan, specifying: “No ban without solution.”
He also wants to tackle Thiacloprid, a pesticide banned in Europe. “I have decided to immediately take a safeguard clause which prohibits imports treated with Thiacloprid.”
Aid for the renewal of generations of farmers
The Prime Minister assures that he wants to support the younger generations with means so that the renewal of generations of farmers can continue. “When a farmer stops his activity, a young person must be able to take it over.”
Bruno Le Maire, Marc Fesneau and Christophe Béchu specify the outlines of the announcements
After Gabriel Attal’s speech giving the broad outlines of the aid and measures announced, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau and the Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu gave details on each addressed points.
Gabriel Attal spoke again to talk about farmers’ blockages
To conclude the announcements, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal spoke again and made it clear: “The measures that were announced were eagerly awaited by farmers and are the result of a lot of work with their representatives.”
Although he recognizes that the “cost” measures will be important, for him it is “above all an investment which will also make it possible to support economic activity.
A major step
The Prime Minister adds that this work is “a major step”. But wants to defend himself: “We could not respond to the anger in two days. The work will continue in dialogue.”
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