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Traveling to Queyrac, in the Médoc, the boss of the RN, Jordan Bardella, sees in the discontent of the agricultural world, "a movement of anger" against the European Union "which wants the death of our agriculture".

He criticized the free trade agreements signed by the EU with other countries - from which agriculture should be excluded according to him. 

The demonstrations by farmers which are increasing in several countries reflect "a movement of anger" against the European Union "which wants the death of our agriculture", declared Saturday Jordan Bardella, head of the National Rally list for the European elections.

“There is a movement of anger which is rising all over Europe and the common point of this movement of anger is the European Union and the Europe of Macron which wants the death of our agriculture (. ..) and which denies farmers the right to live from their work", declared the MEP during a trip to a dairy farmer in Queyrac in Gironde).

He denounces the absence of “economic patriotism”

“This inability to make a living from one's work and the refusal to depend on permanent aid” is “probably the heart of this movement of anger,” he added, after visiting the farm and caressing a cow for a long time.

Jordan Bardella criticized the free trade agreements signed by the EU with other countries - from which agriculture should be excluded according to him -, the absence of "economic patriotism" to "protect our interests", or even the “ever harsher and ever heavier standards that we impose on French farmers”.

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“Towards our farmers, this government has not shown a lot of proof of love since 2017,” said the MEP, accompanied by the two Girondin deputies from the RN, Edwige Diaz and Grégoire de Fournas.

According to him, the next "European elections are an issue of civilization", in particular "that of remaining a great agricultural power in the years to come".

“France has always been a great agricultural power, it is part of our heritage, our heritage, it has shaped our territories. I refuse to let our farmers die,” he argued.