Return to calm at the Agricultural Show. Gabriel Attal was able to walk the aisles of the exhibition center on Tuesday, February 27, without the clashes that marred Emmanuel Macron’s visit on Saturday. The Prime Minister spoke calmly with breeders and farmers, and led the campaign for the European elections. He notably targeted the leaders of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, accusing them of being the “illegal passengers” of the agricultural crisis which “instrumentalize” there “distress” farmers, and pointing to their “absolute inconsistency”. The head of the RN deputies is expected on site on Wednesday, as are the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, Laurent Wauquiez, the boss of the PCF, Fabien Roussel, the head of the party’s European list, Léon Deffontaines, and MoDem parliamentarians. Follow our live stream.
Gabriel Attal defends the government’s action. Farmers “tell me that the measures taken are going in the right direction”affirmed the Prime Minister, “but they must now be able to be experienced in a palpable and tangible way in their daily lives”. Particularly on cash flow issues, which are central to farmers in difficulty. “Very concrete commitments have been made by the banks” Tuesday, he wanted to reassure, in particular concerning the postponements or staggering of annuities.
Rural Coordination welcomes Bruno Le Maire’s announcements. “We are going in the right direction”assured Wednesday on franceinfo Véronique Le Floc’h, president of the agricultural union Rural Coordination, the day after the announcements of the Minister of the Economy on new measures to support the cash flow of farmers in difficulty.
The Lactalis stand attacked again. The stand of the dairy giant Lactalis, where manure had already been dumped on Saturday, was invaded on Tuesday by members of the Peasant Confederation denouncing milk prices that were too low. A few dozen demonstrators and a cow carrying a flag on its back in the colors of the agricultural union arrived at the stand in the middle of the day, to display banners and cover it with stickers, including “Industrialists are making their money off our backs”.