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Benoît Cassart

For a less naive and more sovereign Europe

A less naive and more sovereign Europe has always been at the heart of the MR's political fight. As MEP Benoît Cassart pointed out on RTBF on Thursday 3 September, the European Union has finally intro...

Agriculture Animal welfare Europe Europe and international affairs Health On video Press releases

4 Sept 2026

The Walloon agricultural press praises Benoît Cassart's commitment!

The specialist press highlights the work of MR MEP Benoît Cassart, described as “omnipresent” on the ground. La Voix des Champs (newspaper of the Walloon Farmers' Federation) and Le Sillon Belge repor...

Agriculture Europe Press releases Wallonia

17 Apr 2026

Reviving European livestock farming: Benoît Cassart calls for immediate and ambitious mobilisation.

As part of the Vision for Agriculture and Food, the European Commission announced its ambition to present a European strategy dedicated to livestock farming. Ahead of this initiative, the European Par...

Agriculture Europe Press releases

20 Mar 2026

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Benoît Cassart: "The agricultural safeguard clause linked to the EU-Mercosur agreement is in no way a mirror clause guaranteeing reciprocity"

Frequently used in free trade agreements, safeguard clauses are emergency tools of international trade. They aim to prevent a sudden increase in imports of a product from causing serious harm to a sec...

Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs On video Press releases

11 Feb 2026

Benoît Cassart denounces the inconsistency in the treatment of chemical fertilisers covered by the CBAM

Benoît Cassart warns of the possible consequences of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as it currently applies to imported fertilisers. The MEP, himself a farmer, does not question the pri...

Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases

13 Nov 2025

Benoît Cassart and Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven: "From Brussels to the European Parliament, the MR is advancing animal welfare"

A recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union has sparked strong reactions by treating pets as “luggage” in air transport. This decision, handed down on 16 October 2025 at the request ...

Animal welfare Brussels Europe Europe and international affairs

24 Oct 2025

CAP 2028-2034: Benoît Cassart denounces the “double penalty” for farmers

Benoît Cassart denounces a “double penalty” for farmers: a sharply reduced CAP budget and pressure on prices following the opening of the European market to unfair competition. The European Commission...

Agriculture Europe Press releases

25 Sept 2025

Benoit Cassart: "Europe must stop being prey to today's predators"

An opinion piece by Benoit Cassart, Member of the European Parliament "Defence, energy, technology: dependence is our Achilles' heel. The signing of the Mercosur agreement is dangerous, when the Europ...

Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs

11 Sept 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

US tariffs - MR MEP Benoît Cassart urges the European Commission not to panic

Donald Trump has declared a global trade war, sparing none of the most fragile countries. This offensive affects almost every country in the world, except Canada and Mexico, which have signed a free t...

Europe and international affairs Industry Press releases

3 Apr 2025

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

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

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