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While the Agricultural Show is due to open in 12 days, Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, warned the government. According to him, action by farmers could resume if there are no concrete actions from the state.

The president of the FNSEA Arnaud Rousseau warned the government on Sunday evening 12 days before the opening of the Agricultural Show, considering a resumption of actions by angry farmers if concrete efforts are not made by then . “We are not at the right tempo (...), we must accelerate the tempo,” warned the boss of the first agricultural union, interviewed on BFMTV ahead of the opening in Paris of this major annual meeting (February 24-March 3) where a number of politicians are expected, including the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron.

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Arnaud Rousseau explained that he must be received by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Tuesday afternoon but that "for 10 days" and the suspension of dams and farmers' actions, he has "not had a ministerial meeting" nor with the Minister of Agriculture nor with the Prime Minister, and “no follow-up point”. “There are 12 days left” before the opening of the show, “for everyone to do their work,” he said, surprised not to have had any “progress points”. “When there is no meeting scheduled, no phone call made, yes that worries us”, particularly in terms of breeding.

“We want to see concrete decisions that can be seen on farms”

“We put very concrete proposals on the table (...). If we were made fun of, obviously it could not happen in the classic conditions of welcoming the President of the Republic on the first Saturday of "opening of the show", warned Arnaud Rousseau.

After two weeks of road blockages and sometimes tumultuous actions, the demonstrators broke camp at the beginning of February after three bursts of announcements from Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on subjects as diverse as pesticides, farmers' pensions or meat. synthesis.

“We want to see concrete decisions that are seen on the farms,” said the head of the FNSEA, even if “we understand that, regarding the law, we need a little delay.” On February 2, he raised the idea of ​​a law by June. “No one has any interest in walking around. Because if there is no meeting, in the end we will come back,” he insisted on Sunday, once again outlining a possible resumption of the movement of farmers.