In the Rhône, Attal claims to have wanted to “better feel the pulse of the country” before his general policy speech
Arriving in the Rhône, where he delivered a speech in Orliénas, a town of around 2,400 inhabitants, Gabriel Attal assured that he wanted to be in contact with the French in order to better prepare his general policy speech, scheduled for January 30.
“I do not plan to prepare for this important deadline by remaining in my office with my advisors,” he maintains.
“A note, a survey, it will never be anything compared to an exchange that you can have (with French people), even if these are sometimes demanding, difficult exchanges. (…) This is what gives you best allows you to feel the pulse of the country,” he still believes.
“It proves that the agricultural world is fed up”: farmers continue to block the A64 between Toulouse and Tarbes
Farmers continue today the blockade of the A64 between Toulouse and Tarbes, which began on Thursday.
“It proves that the agricultural world is fed up, it’s galvanizing,” assures cattle breeder in Haute-Garonne Jérôme Bayle, who is taking part in this event, at the microphone of BFMTV.
“People can’t stand this system anymore, being scorned and belittled,” he says.
Europeans: Yannick Jadot assures that EELV will not present a common list with the socialists
Yannick Jadot ensures today on France info that the Greens will very probably not make a joint list with the Socialists for the European elections next June.
“Ah no, I don’t think so,” he assures, in an amused tone, after being questioned on the subject.
Yannick Jadot believes that “a good part of the anger” of farmers is “justified”
Senator EELV Yannik Jadot estimates today on France info that a “much of the anger” of farmers is “justified”, deploring their “dramatic” economic and social conditions and an “ecological crisis which is also linked to this agricultural model”.
The elected environmentalist affirms that the government must support farmers towards “an agricultural model (…) which is more remunerative, socially protective and which respects the environment”.
The president of the FNSEA will meet Gabriel Attal on Monday in Matignon
The president of the FNSEA, the majority agricultural union, announced Friday on X (formerly Twitter) that he was going to meet Gabriel Attal Monday evening at 6 p.m. in Matignon to discuss the farmers’ discontent.
“The fed up of farmers expressed for months is turning into anger everywhere in France,” he assures.
“Act, quickly, in Brussels and Paris to restore dignity, income and a future to those who feed,” he calls.
Why is anger rising among farmers?
In recent weeks, farmers’ demonstrations have increased in France in Rennes, Avignon and Laval, after similar actions abroad in Germany and the Netherlands.
The reasons for the operators’ anger are diverse and reflect a deep feeling of abandonment within the profession. But the straw that broke the camel’s back was undoubtedly inflation which resulted in a sharp increase in farmers’ production costs.
>> The details of their demands can be found in our full article
Renaissance MEP and breeder Jérémy Decercle assures that the majority “will respond to the anger” of farmers
The Renew MEP (group to which the presidential party Renaissance belongs) and breeder Jérémy Decercle assures today on BFMTV that the majority hears the farmers’ discontent.
“We will respond to this anger, we will continue to listen and ensure that we pursue policies that go in their direction and stop being incoherent,” he assures.
“In France and in Europe, we demand a lot from farmers and the price is not there,” he concedes, while calling on farmers, courted by the RN in the run-up to the European elections, to “stay in the republican field”.
The Young Farmers Union calls for “we reduce constraints”
The president of the Young Farmers union Arnaud Gaillot is asking today on Europe 1 that the government “reduce the constraints”, a few hours before a trip by the Minister of Agriculture to a farm in Cher.
“It is high time that our politicians, who we have been warning about for years, take their responsibilities and re-set very clear courses, really take measures that make French agriculture competitive, productive, because agriculture is in decline on all levels in France,” he calls.
Macron asks prefects to meet farmers
While discontent is growing louder among farmersEmmanuel Macron, asked the Minister of the Interior to instruct the prefects to meet them and their representative organizations this weekend.
The President of the Republic wants the prefects to discuss directly the issues they express as close as possible to the field, in order to prevent further discontent among farmers.
Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau meets farmers in Cher
The Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau, recently reappointed, is expected in the afternoon at a farm in Cher, while discontent is spreading among farmers.
He must discuss “with the operator his concerns/problems and the simplification project launched by the minister”, according to his office.
Friday, the Élysée indicated that President Emmanuel Macron had “asked the Minister of the Interior to instruct the prefects to go this weekend to meet farmers” and their unions, “as close as possible to the field” .
Jordan Bardella supporting farmers in Gironde
The president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella will travel to Gironde today to support farmers.
The latter are increasingly vocal about their discontent, between inflation, administrative burdens or fed up with the feeling of being crushed by national or European standards.
Jordan Bardella asked Friday during his meeting with Gabriel Attal in Matignon to “decree a state of agricultural emergency” and “to establish economic patriotism to protect our farmers”.
Gabriel Attal must exchange with 150 French people in the Rhône
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to political news from Saturday January 20. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is going to the Rhône today to meet the French.
He will attend the New Year’s greeting ceremony of the mayor of a small neighboring town, Orliénas, 2,400 inhabitants, before giving a speech.
He will then have lunch with local elected officials, including the constituency MP Jean-Luc Fugit, organizer of the event. Finally, he will debate with 150 French people at the start of the afternoon around 2:30 p.m.