What Eric spoke about.

8 Oct

2026

FR Speech

EU strategies for islands, coastal communities and outermost regions (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, with a few exceptions, you will not find Members here who are not in favour of the development of islands and coastal or outermost regions. Fisheries, aquaculture, marine renewable energies and, in general, the entire economy linked to the sea are structuring for our coastal territories. Investing in these sectors means offering opportunities to all the youth of thes…

15 Sep

2026

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Devastating heatwaves, wildfires and droughts in Europe: lessons from summer 2026 (debate)

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9 Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, what future for the common fisheries policy if we forget the market? Decarbonisation, generational renewal, adaptation to climate change: all these ambitions will remain promises if our fishermen are victims of unfair competition. Today, imported products that do not comply with our environmental standards or our social requirements, sometimes even resulting from ill…

19 May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, your action plan on fertilisers partly responds to the difficulties of our farmers. However, that time wasted since February 28, the beginning of the war on the Strait of Hormuz. Faced with low grain prices, they needed a strong signal to offset rising fertilizer and fuel prices. I listened carefully to your speech. I didn't hear any numbers. Loving farmers is good. …

18 May

2026

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The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, rapporteur, the Baltic Sea is dying. We're looking at her. This Baltic Sea is small. But it matters to all of us. Not only is climate change more intense, faster, leading to eutrophication of water already degraded by land-based pollution of watersheds. But in addition, it is draining its wealth as a result of our inability to regulate human activi…

18 May

2026

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The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear rapporteur, maritime spatial planning is not just maps, it is not just figures, let alone financial statements. Maritime spatial planning is about men and women living, working and protecting maritime territory. So, when we consider a strategy to reconcile uses and plan new ones, the least of things and associate them. Be careful, associating does not mean vaguely …

30 Apr

2026

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the report we are voting on today is an unequivocal message to farmers in Europe: We continue to need you. The history of humanity is intimately linked to breeding and it has structured our relationship to nature and the organization of our societies. Livestock farming and its complementarity with crops is the basis of agronomy; This is the basis o…

28 Apr

2026

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Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, monitoring the application of EU law is not an administrative formality; This is the beating heart of our common project, because in these times of geopolitical crisis and profound uncertainty, it is obvious: One of the greatest strengths of the European Union is its legal framework. A solid, stable framework that protects our citizens and ensur…

12 Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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9 Feb

2026

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Amending Regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (debate)

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15 Dec

2025

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Breeders' protests following a lumpy-skin-disease outbreak in France: implications of the EU approach on sanitary and on animal health (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, first of all, I would like to express my full support and that of my group for the farmers affected by this new epizootic disease, which is on top of a long list for French livestock farming. For many, this episode is one too many. Behind lumpy skin disease – the DNC – there is a profound agricultural malaise that needs to be addressed, particularly in the beef secto…

15 Dec

2025

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Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, here we are at the end of this CAP simplification package. Faced with the movements of professional farmers returning to France and Europe, it will not come to anyone the idea of claiming victory with the adoption of this package. For farmers, the problem is always the same: They need economic security, they need stable and decent incomes. We need to find structural …

26 Nov

2025

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Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (debate)

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21 Oct

2025

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Monitoring framework for resilient European forests (A10-0176/2025 - Emma Wiesner, Eric Sargiacomo) (vote)

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Mr President, we take note of this rejection vote and, together with my co-rapporteur, on the basis of Rule 60, we ask that the text be referred back to the committee responsible for re-examination, pending the Commission's reply.…

21 Oct

2025

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Monitoring framework for resilient European forests (A10-0176/2025 - Emma Wiesner, Eric Sargiacomo) (vote)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, dear Emma, for several months we have worked tirelessly to seek the path of compromise, to advance this eminently perfectible text, in a context where the pressure on our forests has never been greater. We thought we could do it, we thought we could do it, because forests are part of the solution to the challenges we face, both environmental and economic. The re…

7 Oct

2025

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Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are not mistaken in our fight. The vast majority of farmers and our fellow citizens do not want simplification that rhymes with deregulation. What farmers do not tolerate is that they are set high targets without sufficient means to achieve them, and we can understand them. It is therefore necessary to move from coercion to incitement; It's impe…

9 Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, our forests are burning and we are looking elsewhere. My thoughts go out to the families who lost a loved one, to the residents of the areas affected by this summer's severe fires. Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, it is our whole continent that burns, more than a million hectares. In this House, we have a responsibility to bring about a European forest monitoring system…

2 Apr

2025

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Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (A10-0028/2025 - Eric Sargiacomo) (vote)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in fisheries agreements, we talk about fish, but almost never about the men and women who brave the ocean to live and feed others. The resolution I am defending today is a strong signal. Driven by an almost unanimous consensus of our Committee on Fisheries, it puts people back at the heart of the agreements. Yes, ecosystems must be protected. Yes, we have to …

13 Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the vision for agriculture and food is a very comprehensive overview of the challenges we must face to ensure food security for Europeans. To do this, we must close the liberal parenthesis opened in 1992. Without regulation, no food security or sovereignty. Our world is changing fast and we need to adapt our policy to it. We need to address at least two major challenges…

13 Feb

2025

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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, a lot has been said. I will focus on the conditions of reciprocity and, as a central issue, fair trade, both in terms of unfair competition and in terms of public health, environmental protection and social rights. In terms of health security, if we ban health products in Europe because they are CMR - carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic - proven by science, then it i…

18 Dec

2024

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Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, have you ever heard a farmer complain about the difficulty of his work, isolation, fatigue and stress? No. In the fields, we remain silent about his personal situation. We suffer in silence from the look that society puts on you, from being the one who pollutes, who poisons, who makes meat that must no longer be eaten, or even wine that must no lon…

22 Oct

2024

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Question Time with Commissioners – Situation of animal health in Europe: how to prevent and prepare for future sanitary crises in agriculture

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Madam President, Commissioner, avian influenza, bluetongue, epizootic haemorrhagic disease, swine fever: livestock farming is under severe strain across Europe. In the face of the disarray affecting our farmers, it is time to react and adapt health strategies. On my territory, the Landes, in south-west France, we had to wait six years before we could have a vaccine against avian influenza. All thi…