Emmanuel Macron at the Salon de l’Agriculture with the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau this Saturday, February 25 in Paris. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
The Head of State inaugurated this Saturday morning the agricultural fair, which he will visit at length all day.
President Emmanuel Macron arrived early Saturday morning at the Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris. After the traditional inauguration, he began his wandering which should last more than a dozen hours, intended to take the pulse of rural France and the country. It is this Saturday that the show is open at the same time for the general public.
After an express appearance at the 2022 edition, at the very start of the war in Ukraine, and a show canceled in 2021 due to Covid, the Head of State is reviving the presidential ritual of this major event, which is also popular with politicians than the public.
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- Extension of fuel assistance for fishermen
The President of the Republic began his visit around 7.40 a.m. with a meeting with the fishing sector, at which he announced the extension, until October, of the financial aid granted to fishermen to cope with the rise in the price of fuel and which was due to expire in mid-May, according to what Secretary of State for the Sea Hervé Berville told the press.
- Water sobriety plan
Faced with the historic drought that is hitting France and worrying farmers, the President of the Republic called in particular for the establishment of a “water sobriety plan“on the model of the”energy sobriety“, referring to”the end of abundance».
«We know that we will be confronted as we were last summer with problems of scarcity (of water): rather than organizing ourselves under duress at the last moment with conflicts of use, we must plan all that“explained the Head of State, calling for “better harvest rainwater», «have fewer leaks in water networks» et «better distribute the use of drinking water according to users“, in particular in “continuing to produce and invest in hill retentions».
Emmanuel Macron also called on supermarket groups on Saturday to contain their margins to fight against soaring food prices. “Those who have to make an effort on their margins are the distributors“said the Head of State during his visit.
- Trade agreement with Latin America
The agreement with Mercosur will not be “possible” if Latin America does not respect environmental standards, Emmanuel Macron also told journalists present on the spot.