With the agricultural exhibition, Macron returns to contact with the French

After a long eclipse, this Saturday at the Agricultural Show, the President of the Republic is truly back on the field. An opportunity for Emmanuel Macron, very cautious during the battle for pensions, to find himself in contact with the French after his small warm-up tour last Tuesday in the Rungis market. Those close to the head of state are already promising a marathon day, “it could be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.,” Jean-Baptiste Moreau, a former Renaissance deputy and farmer in his state, foresees.

The Élysée Palace has been carefully preparing this meeting since January between the establishment of contacts and the clearance operations. The seething social climate of the moment is on everyone’s mind. “He risks pushing around pensions,” a close friend of Emmanuel Macron is already wary. “Because he did not have the opportunity to contact Mr. and Mrs. All frequently, he will be asked about it. This will take a long time! “Adds another believer. And the minister rather anticipates the talk about inflation: “There is only one topic that worries people, and that is diesel refueling! “, he claims.

“Everything Should Be Fine”

But the agricultural exhibition is also a time to meet with farmers. Thus, the general secretary of the Elysee Palace, Alexis Kohler, asked the troops these days to “pay attention to agricultural problems.” “One of the main challenges is to learn the lessons of the successive crises and, in particular, the war in Ukraine in terms of food sovereignty,” said Agriculture Minister Marc Fenot. Another topic, but related to the climate crisis, is water. And finally, to learn how we manage to combine inflation control with work towards the EGalim law to increase the rewards of the food chain and, in particular, producers. »

The head of state could have thrown the announcement into the water during a walk on Saturday. While Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne, expected on Monday 27 February, could reveal more about the government’s doctrine on phytosanitary products, while France has just banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides by decision of the European Court of Justice. The minister, however, wants to reassure: “Everything should be fine, because we stretched the dough. Farmers do not experience financial difficulties. »