Speeches

Mr Canfin, you continue to support the Green Deal, despite the carnage it causes for our industry. I fear that we are no longer in the political debate, but in your fantasies disconnected from reality. You want to ban everything you dislike and impose your ideology off the ground, but at what cost? That of Europeans who will pay for the salty addition of this punitive ecology. You have changed your mind about nuclear power, it seems to me. Do the same today. It's time to stop sacrificing our auto industry with your fads that are hurting people.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Commission now cares about farmers after persecuting them for years. European agriculture is being undermined by the proliferation of droughts and extreme weather events. Drought-specific losses to the agricultural sector are around €5 billion per year. In France, sales are forecast to fall by 10% in the wine sector, particularly in my region of Champagne. These events are being exploited by those pursuing an ideological agenda that places an excessive and bureaucratic burden on our farmers through a deadly Green Deal. Rather than condemning those who make our ecosystems and terroirs live and shine, we must support the adaptation of farms. If Europe still wants to claim to defend its farmers, it must stop crushing them under the weight of unrealistic regulations and offer them the concrete means to overcome climate challenges. Beautiful speeches do not feed people, only deeds.