Gabriel Attal receives the FNSEA and JA to reassure the agricultural world

Arthur de Laborde / Photo credits: SANDRINE MARTY / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 7:33 a.m., February 13, 2024

The majority union is considering a resumption of actions if the Prime Minister's recent announcements are not followed by concrete effects. “We are not at the right pace (...), we must accelerate,” warned the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, on Sunday, urging the government to take action before the Agricultural Show in Paris. (February 24-March 3). A way to put pressure on Gabriel Attal.

The future bill presented before the opening of the Agricultural Show

Going as quickly as possible is the instruction given by Gabriel Attal, the Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes, specifying that certain promises have already been achieved, and that others will be finalized next week. Marc Fesnau's cabinet is fully mobilized and is monitoring the progress of the measures in real time, adds an advisor who recognizes that there is no question of the administration, sometimes considered too slow, being on the front line.

There is no delay and all deadlines will be met, this is the message that the Prime Minister wants to send this Tuesday by receiving the FNSEA and the Young Farmers in Matignon. Gabriel Attal particularly wants to reassure about the progress of the future bill: it will be well presented before the Agricultural Show, assures an executive official.

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