As planned, the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA), associated with Young Farmers (JA), has set the starting point for the mobilization of its respective members, on Monday, November 18 or Tuesday, November 19, depending on the departments. . For the rest of the movement, the timetable is still unclear. As for the modalities of the demonstrations, they are at the discretion of the departmental sections of the FDSEA union. “Everything will depend on the weather, there is still work in the fields”stressed Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, on Wednesday, November 13, during a press conference, also recognizing that the demands were different according to the regions and sectors. “In Occitania and New Aquitaine, the level of anger is higher. The most tense situationhe added.
However, he specified that the mobilizations could last until mid-December, or even resume in January, taking place in three stages. For the first act, the national leadership of the FNSEA proposes rallies in front of the prefectures, as well as in the different “European roundabouts” located in the territory. “We do not want a new version of the “yellow vests””says Pierrick Horel, president of the JA.
The choice of these mobilization sites should echo the theme of this first stage, subtitled: “Europe as a sieve”. As for the date of November 18, it corresponds to the opening of the G20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a summit during which the trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay) must be approved. and Bolivia). be mentioned. His promoters believe that his signing is imminent.
“The cessation of limitations”
By focusing its mobilization on this issue, the FNSEA joins the other agricultural unions, the Rural Coordination and the Peasant Confederation, which have been fighting for years not only against this agreement with Mercosur but, more generally, against all agreements of free trade that, according to them, will penalize European agriculture. Rousseau has more nuances, since he rejects the agreement with Mercosur “as is”. The FNSEA also mentions other European issues, such as tax reductions on Ukrainian imports, the pressure exerted by China on sales of cognac, pork or dairy products from the Twenty-Seven or the fear of new taxation imposed by the Trump government. that affects the European economy. agri-food sector.
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