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Mar

2024

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Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, what is an environmental label? It is really a question of a producer being able to show the consumer that he is making efforts to be more virtuous in his practices. The label generates value for businesses, processors and farmers. It is therefore important to have more structured legislation to protect citizens and producers from any greenwashing,…

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Feb

2024

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, finally, good news for the agricultural world is really what this reform of geographical indications represents! Because, yes, geographical indications are a success, a success of the European Union which shows that by promoting the indication of origin as a sign of quality, Europe can strengthen local production essential for the development of te…

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Feb

2024

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Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture (debate)

Mrs García Muñoz, you are right: in this debate and in this agricultural crisis, there are now national responsibilities and European responsibilities. It is true that, in France, our farmers are experiencing additional difficulties, because we are used to over-transposing a number of European rules. But I believe that here we also have a responsibility to ask ourselves the question of the same ru…

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Feb

2024

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Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, today farmers are at the centre of our discussions. Too bad they had to wait until they took their tractors out by the thousands on the streets of Europe for attention to be paid to them. Some seem surprised by this crisis, which we would supposedly not have seen coming. So it is true, from the left of the Chamber to the macronie, we turned a blind eye and pushed tow…

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Jan

2024

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Improving the socio-economic situation of farmers and rural areas, ensuring fair incomes, food security as well as a just transition (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, everywhere in Europe, in Germany, yesterday in Toulouse, in France, tractors parade to show the exasperation of the agricultural world and to show that we are walking on our heads. Walking on the head is also what young farmers in France wanted to show by turning around the signs of towns and villages. So instead of improving access to land and making the profession …

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Nov

2023

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Union certification framework for carbon removals

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to welcome this text, which will make it possible to highlight all the efforts in which producers have invested and will invest even more to make the environmental transition. The carbon certification mechanism presents a double opportunity. First, it will be a lever in the path towards the decarbonisation of the agricultural world. Producers are entreprene…

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Oct

2023

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Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today, through this report, we want to say 'no' to the demographic decline of European agriculture. And there is urgency, because in France alone, almost 45% of farmers are over 55 and will retire by 2030. This represents, in France, almost a quarter of the utilised agricultural area. Yes, these figures must make us react, because agriculture is no…

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Oct

2023

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European protein strategy (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today the observation is clear: Europe is totally dependent on imports for its protein needs. The European Union, for example, produces only 3% of the world's soybean production, but the world consumes more and more soybeans every year. It is therefore essential to have this strategy, a solid strategy for plant and animal proteins. Protein producti…

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Oct

2023

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The proposed extension of glyphosate in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, yes, we want fewer inputs in our ecosystems, and yes, we need to adapt uses and limit certain uses. But yes too, we want more food security. And right now, we cannot afford to take decisions that would jeopardise our European production or push up prices even more, those food prices that are already subject to high inflation. It would therefore …

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Sep

2023

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Improving firefighters’ working conditions (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am happy that firefighters are back at the heart of our discussions, because it is with unremitting dedication that firefighters ensure the safety of Europeans. They were there all summer, volunteers and professionals, all over Europe to fight forest fires, to intervene also when there were floods or other disasters. More interventions, more r…

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Sep

2023

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Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, today, I believe, is a great day, because not only is the President of the European Commission talking about agriculture for the first time in her State of the Union address, but we also have the opportunity today to put the status of the wolf back on the table. Commissioner, I would like to thank you for this, because we cannot continue to ignore the anger and disma…

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Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, protecting ecosystems and restoring them is a necessity that we fully share. But restoring nature must not lead to the death penalty for all artisanal, industrial, forestry or agricultural production. No, producing is not a dirty word. However, with the proposal on the table today, despite the health crises, despite the geopolitical situation, the …

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May

2023

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, appellations of origin are the soul of our territories, and they reflect it. So we want to protect them. The very idea that a region, a climate or know-how gives its characteristics to products is quite unique. Our designations are not reproducible to the envi. They are not transferable from one place to another, they are well linked to a terroi…

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May

2023

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The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, lastly, this morning, the leading role played by farmers was the subject of a priority debate. And yet, ladies and gentlemen, since the beginning of our mandate, despite the unprecedented crises we have had to face, a great many proposals have been put on the table, bringing with them a significant number of new constraints, new obligations without any counterpart for t…

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Mar

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, yes, bees are essential to life on earth and to maintaining biodiversity, and we must work very hard to halt their decline and reverse the trend. We have also integrated it by reforming the common agricultural policy and allocating additional resources to the beekeeping sector. I would also like to welcome all the initiatives that are taking place locally. I'm thinki…

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Feb

2023

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European initiative to promote civic engagement to protect and better support European volunteers (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, for several years now, voluntary firefighters have been living in uncertainty. Indeed, the Court of Justice and its particularly broad interpretation of the Working Time Directive could endanger volunteering in Europe, by equating standby time with working time. European justice thus weakens a functioning system. It is true that these 3.5 million v…

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Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, more than just the issue of fertilisers, I believe that this morning's debate really revolves around food security in Europe, but also in the rest of the world. And to ensure this safety, we need fertilisers, fertilisers available in sufficient quantities and accessible at the right price for the agricultural world. So, how? How to ensure this availability of fertili…

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Dec

2022

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A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, rural areas are the beating heart of European territory. In my region, they represent 40% of the population. However, these territories face major challenges and difficulties, such as access to services, infrastructure development, generational renewal and access to education. Even today, inflation, energy poverty, fuel costs and the risk of electricity shedding weig…

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Nov

2022

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Revision of the Medical Devices Regulation – how to ensure the availability of medical devices (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, our hospitals and carers are under very heavy pressure on their shoulders and, today, a new difficulty is added to this with regard to the supply of medical equipment. Respirators, defibrillators, prostheses and many other devices, essential to the health of all, are likely to be missing, with all that this implies in terms of patient care. Industr…

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Nov

2022

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Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that action is really urgent. Jura, Doubs, very close to here. Well, in recent weeks, wolf attacks have multiplied. Here as elsewhere in France and Europe. So we need to intervene quickly because today wolf populations are moving and causing priceless losses, economic losses, but also psychological losses for our herders and their familie…

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Nov

2022

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Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today the Commissioner announced a communication on fertilisers, which I am so pleased about as it is an explosive subject for our European farmers. You recall the measures that already exist: prioritising gas supply for the fertiliser sector, flexibility in terms of State aid, etc. All this is obviously going in the right direction. However, th…

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Oct

2022

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Global food security as follow-up to the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, we have remembered that eating enough must be our priority. During the 2008 crisis and the outbreak of the first hunger riots in Arab countries, the food weapon had already shown its major power of political destabilisation. This threat to the world should therefore not be taken lightly. In Europe, we have long forgotten this r…

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Oct

2022

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, our debate is taking place in a difficult context in France, as a social conflict threatens our entire economy, leading to a shortage of fuel. This is a real blow for workers and businesses, already plagued by the energy crisis and inflation. In the current situation, in France, but also elsewhere in Europe, supporting employment is essential and is our first lever for …

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Oct

2022

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, on this day for the eradication of poverty, I would first like to recall a very sad reality: in Europe, just over 10% of citizens live below the poverty line. The European policies we have put in place in recent years, in particular with initiatives such as the mobilisation of EUR 80 billion under the European Social Fund in 2014, have nevertheless made it possible t…

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Oct

2022

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The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, today more than ever the agricultural world needs us to act at European level to help it. In addition to the immense distress of some producers, who are facing, who have faced drought, we are at the heart of a major crisis. Energy prices are skyrocketing, leading to the price of fertilisers. While some farmers, forced and forced, limit their use of fertilisers and indus…