89th Libramont Fair with Agriculture Minister Anne-Catherine Dalcq and the MR President: “a strong CAP is not a luxury, it's a necessity!” Sometimes coincidences make history, and events fall at just the right moment. This 89th Libramont Fair, bathed in mild and pleasant weather, welcomed nearly 195,000 visitors over four days. This popu... Agriculture 29 Jul 2025
Benoit Cassart: "A weakened and renationalised CAP is a gift to the enemies of Europe!" The European Commission has decided to fragment the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), cut its budget by 20% (while the overall EU budget has increased) and merge it into a single fund. The CAP will th... Agriculture Europe and international affairs Press releases 20 Jul 2025
Anne-Catherine Dalcq: “A Europe without a strong agricultural policy is a fragile Europe” On 16 July 2025, the European Commission will present its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), which will set the broad guidelines for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CA... Agriculture Europe and international affairs 16 Jul 2025
Exceptional extension of the 2025 CAP declaration deadline Following the intrusion into the Service Public de Wallonie's computer system, and as a precautionary measure, the agricultural portal and PAC-on-web have been temporarily disabled. To ensure recordin... Agriculture Press releases 23 Apr 2025
New genomic techniques: at the initiative of federal Minister of Agriculture David Clarinval, Belgium has supported the European proposal Belgium supports the position of the majority of Member States in favour of establishing new European legislation on new genomic techniques (NGT), fully in line with the “Arizona” government agreement... Agriculture Press releases 14 Mar 2025
Fight against IBR: David Clarinval extends the vaccination period An important meeting took place on Wednesday 26 February between the Minister for Agriculture, David Clarinval, and the Agrofront, bringing together for the first time the FUGEA and the FJA alongside ... Agriculture Press releases 4 Mar 2025
Bluetongue: at the initiative of David CLARINVAL, the federal government pays out the first instalment of the €40 million (€25 million) for vaccination to veterinarians This year, vaccination of cattle and sheep against catarrhal fever, also known as ‘bluetongue disease’, has become compulsory. More specifically, these are vaccines against bluetongue (serotypes 3 and... Agriculture Press releases 3 Mar 2025
Farm profitability under the microscope Following the work of the Agri-Food Taskforce, the Federal Economy Department is publishing new indicators to track the evolution of profitability and production costs for cattle and pig farmers. A st... Agriculture Press releases 19 Feb 2025
European Parliament: the intergroup dedicated to sustainable livestock farming is launched The intergroup dedicated to sustainable livestock farming has been launched as a platform for informal exchanges of views, allowing us to address substantive and topical issues in a constructive atmos... Agriculture Press releases 19 Dec 2024
Bluetongue: the MR delivers concrete protection for livestock farmers In the Chamber's health committee, the bill by Benoit Piedboeuf, Julie Taton and Daniel Bacquelaine on the vaccination strategy against bluetongue and EHD was adopted. Last week, an exceptional budget... Agriculture Press releases 17 Dec 2024
Bluetongue disease: €40 million released thanks to the MR In the Chamber's budget committee, an amendment tabled by the MR was added to the 2025 finance bill, which will release €40 million for the vaccination campaign against bluetongue disease. “ We alread... Agriculture Budget Press releases 11 Dec 2024
Bluetongue: MR amendments adopted, for our farmers In the Chamber's health committee, the socialist resolution, amended by the MR to support our farmers against bluetongue disease, was adopted unanimously (only Vooruit and the VB abstained). The MR gr... Agriculture Press releases 10 Dec 2024
