2023-05-25 10:51:47
Pierre Moscovici made a point of clarifying the role of the Court of Auditors, “an independent institution which fuels public debate”. ERIC PIERMONT
The first president of the Court of Auditors has expressed his empathy vis-à-vis the breeders, angry since the publication of a report advocating to reduce the French herd.
The report of the Court of Auditorson public support for cattle breederscontinues to be talked about. Published yesterday, it advocates a “significant reduction » French livestock to meet France’s commitments to reduce methane emissions. What arouse the ire of French farmers … and the surprise of the first president of the institution. “I was a little startled too, I admit“, recognized Pierre Moscovici, guest in the morning of France Inter this Thursday.
Underlining his surprise at reading the recommendation of the auditors, the number one of the Court of Auditors wanted to clarify the role of the institution. “The Court is not a power […] but an independent institution that fuels public debate. We make expert reports that can be discussed. This report should be taken as a contribution to the debate“, argued Pierre Moscovici. In an attempt to appease the controversies, the representative recalled that “the report also highlights the indispensability of cattle farming, good for the soil, good for sovereignty, and good for jobs».
“No hostility from the Court”
Since the publication of the report, several political personalities have come to the aid of the breeders. In a tweet published Tuesday evening, the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau sharply criticized the conclusions of the Elders, without ever explicitly mentioning the institution. “We can never move forward by stigmatizing and giving the sole perspective to an entire profession of popular condemnation and the disappearance“, he was offended. The president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, meanwhile described as “real hurt» the Court’s burden on farmers.
«There is no Court hostility to cattle breeding“, replied Pierre Moscovici. The former Minister of the Socialist Economy expressed his empathy for breeders. “I want to tell farmers that I understand their emotions and I share them“, he declared, before proposing to the operators to “meet to discuss the report“. Beyond the agricultural case, the controversy has lesson value for the institution: “The Court of Auditors must also take better account of social concerns in the future“, concluded the senior official.
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