After a flurry of interviews in Matignon between the main agricultural unions and the Prime Minister at the start of the week, the executive promises announcements “
in the days to come
”.
“There should be no taboo. We must be able to move forward on all subjects
,” declared Prisca Thevenot at the end of the Council of Ministers.
“This agricultural nation is appealing to us.
We heard him and we will continue to respond to him
,” continued the government spokesperson.
While the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, plans the mobilization of 85 departments
“by Friday”
, Gabriel Attal must “
quickly
” go “
on the ground
” to try to appease the agricultural protest.
However, the evacuation of the blockages is still not envisaged at this stage, despite the death of a demonstrator and her daughter in Ariège on Tuesday.
“The blockages are taking place and there is no question of preventing this expression of demand (...) because the demonstrations are organized within a legal framework
,” noted Prisca Thevenot.
To the left-wing oppositions who denounce a “double standard” in militant repression, the government spokesperson responds: “
The issue is not to squabble between political movements.
(But) to respond to farmers.
» Before denouncing a form of “
agribashing
” on the left.