EU-Mercosur agreement: President von der Leyen's snub! “The finish line of the EU-Mercosur agreement is in sight. Let's keep working and cross it. We have the chance to create a market of 700 million people. The largest trade and investment partnership th... Agriculture Europe and international affairs Press releases 6 Dec 2024
Rapid financial support, paid out in December, to help sheep and cattle farmers The Walloon Government, on the initiative of the Minister for Agriculture, Anne-Catherine Dalcq, has approved at first reading the rapid financial support scheme to help farmers whose holdings have be... Agriculture Press releases 29 Nov 2024
Bluetongue: Minister Clarinval extends social contribution payment facilities for the cattle and sheep sector The cattle and sheep farming sectors in our country are facing a particularly difficult situation due to the spread of bluetongue disease. According to the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Ch... Agriculture Employment Press releases 21 Nov 2024
No, the MR has not changed its mind on free trade agreements! Some political opponents, echoed by the media, claim that the MR has changed its mind on free trade agreements - a few years ago it supported CETA (the agreement between the European Union and Canada)... Agriculture Europe and international affairs Press releases 21 Nov 2024
EU-Mercosur agreement, let's stop the bad faith! Benoît Cassart, Member of the European Parliament, has written an op-ed expressing his opposition to the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement. He warns of the negative effects of this agreement on Eur... Agriculture Europe and international affairs Press releases 31 Oct 2024
Minister Clarinval makes vaccination against bluetongue serotypes 3 and 8 and against epizootic haemorrhagic disease mandatory for 2025 In 2024, bluetongue (BT) serotype 3 spread rapidly from the Netherlands within Belgian cattle and sheep herds. This serotype, more aggressive than those encountered during previous epidemics, caused h... Agriculture Health Press releases 23 Oct 2024
Change in the wolf's protection status Renew Europe MEPs Benoît Cassart (MR) and Hilde Vautmans (Open-VLD) welcome the request to change the wolf's protection status ahead of the renegotiation of the Bern Convention. The EU's Committee of ... Agriculture Environment and climate Press releases 26 Sept 2024
Parliamentary return: new faces and first debates in the Chamber The Chamber resumed its traditional topical questions session this Thursday, 19 September, for its plenary return. The Speaker of Parliament, Peter De Roover, opened the session by quoting Montesquieu... Agriculture Institutional 20 Sept 2024
Higher fees and better travel compensation: The Pax Veterinaria Convention improves conditions for self-employed veterinarians tasked with official missions This Thursday, 12 September, the meat federations, veterinary organisations and the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) gathered to formalise the signing of the Pax Veterinaria Con... Agriculture Press releases Self-employed and SMEs 13 Sept 2024
Bluetongue crisis - Benoît Cassart, MR Member of the European Parliament, calls on the European Commission for greater coordination and increased vigilance regarding obstacles to intra-EU trade. At the initiative of Member of the European Parliament Benoit Cassart, a written question signed by 40 MEPs from groups forming the majority within the European Parliament - Renew Europe, the European... Agriculture Europe and international affairs Press releases 13 Sept 2024
Minister Clarinval recognises the cattle and sheep sectors as: "sectors in crisis", allowing them to benefit from payment facilities for social contributions The federal Minister for Agriculture and the Self-Employed, David Clarinval, proposes to recognise the cattle and sheep farming sectors as sectors in crisis, allowing farmers whose herds are affected ... Agriculture Press releases Social security 15 Aug 2024
Foire de Libramont: Benoît Cassart, farmer and MR Member of the European Parliament, sets out his priorities for the new term On the eve of the Foire de Libramont, Benoît Cassart, farmer and Member of the European Parliament, a member of the committees on “international trade”, “transport and tourism” and “agriculture and ru... Agriculture Press releases 26 Jul 2024
