Fewer pesticides, more concrete alternatives The Crop Protection Estates-General have taken an important first step. After several months of work with stakeholders from the agricultural sector, a first set of alternatives by sector was presented... Agriculture Wallonia 21 May 2026 News
EU-Mercosur agreement: the devil is in the details! Thanks to the work of MR MEP Benoît Cassart and his team, a more than questionable management of the beef and poultry quotas allocated to South American countries has been brought to light. In an inte... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 28 Apr 2026 News
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 News
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 News
David Clarinval and Anne-Catherine Dalcq meet farmers in Walloon Picardy Our two agriculture ministers spoke with producers from Leuze-en-Hainaut and Beloeil to discuss the realities on the ground without detours. These meetings, organised with the support of mayors Hervé ... Agriculture Local Wallonia 20 Mar 2026 News
Mercosur: our concerns are not fantasy! More than a year after an official audit, the European Commission has finally acknowledged that Brazilian beef treated with oestradiol, a hormone strictly banned in the European Union since 2008, was ... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 27 Feb 2026 News
David Clarinval welcomes the opening of the Japanese market to Belgian beef David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Economy and Agriculture, welcomes the lifting of import restrictions on Belgian beef to Japan, effective since 10 February 2026. Thi... Agriculture Europe Federal Press releases 18 Feb 2026 News
The consultative members' assembly meets our MEPs At the initiative of its chairman, Simon Defat, the consultative members' assembly met at the European Parliament for an in-depth exchange with Sophie Wilmès, Vice-President of the European Parliament... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 16 Feb 2026 News
In video 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 News
Anne-Catherine Dalcq: "Erosion: Wallonia changes its approach to protecting farmland without banning crops" The Walloon Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs has approved the ministerial decree implementing the European GAEC 5 obligation. The measure, which comes fully into force on 1 January 2027, mar... Agriculture Press releases Wallonia 11 Feb 2026 News
Weekend guest at L’Echo: Anne-Catherine Dalcq calls for better use of the CAP In a constrained budgetary context, the priority must remain clear: use every euro of the CAP efficiently to secure income, drive innovation and guarantee the future of farms. As political weekend gue... Agriculture Europe In the media Wallonia 17 Jan 2026 News
In video On the EU-Mercosur agreement, the MR's position is clear! Despite the rumours spread by some of our political opponents, we are perfectly consistent. As a liberal party, we are in favour of international trade, provided our strategic interests are safeguarde... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs In the media On video Wallonia 16 Jan 2026 News
