On Matin Première, Anne-Catherine Dalcq defends the income of Walloon farmers Better identifying our products means restoring value to farmers' work and strengthening their income. A strong brand is not marketing, it is an economic tool. As a guest on Matin Première , the Wallo... Agriculture Europe In the media Wallonia 16 Jan 2026 News
Facing Buxant: Georges-Louis Bouchez defends tax justice, fair trade and European sovereignty Georges-Louis Bouchez was the first guest on the programme “Face à Buxant” on RTL TVI, this Sunday 11 January. A frank, lively exchange, in which the MR President reaffirmed our core values: tax justi... Agriculture Europe Federal In the media Taxation and economy Wallonia 12 Jan 2026 News
MR New Year's greetings in Luxembourg province: the MR reaffirms its support for farmers On the sidelines of the MR's New Year's greetings in Libramont, Georges-Louis Bouchez met a delegation of farmers and listened to their legitimate anger. The MR supports free trade but attaches equal ... Agriculture Europe Federal Press releases Wallonia 12 Jan 2026 News
Speech by Georges-Louis Bouchez at the New Year's reception in Luxembourg: "A legitimate anger among farmers in the face of crushing European standards, while Europe imports products that do not comply with them" In Libramont-Chevigny, before a packed Halle aux Foires for the MR's 2026 New Year reception in the province of Luxembourg, President Georges-Louis Bouchez called the anger of the farming community "f... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Federal Wallonia 11 Jan 2026 News
Willy Borsus at the MR New Year's address in Luxembourg: "If the agricultural sector faces competition, that competition must be balanced, with the same rules and the same tools" In Libramont-Chevigny, the President of the Parliament of Wallonia Willy Borsus spoke at the Mouvement Réformateur's New Year address in the province of Luxembourg, welcoming "the liberal family unite... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Wallonia 11 Jan 2026 News
Farmers' protest of 18 December 2025: understanding the issues and the Belgian position On 18 December, European farmers protested in Brussels. Their demands centre on the signing of Mercosur and the prospect of a drastic reduction in the CAP budget after 2027. Their anger is legitimate: runaway bureaucracy, lack of strategic vision, rising costs, unfair competition, a weakened CAP. The MR defends a strong CAP serving European powe Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Wallonia 19 Dec 2025 Our positions
The MR stands by farmers Thanks to his amendments, our MEP Benoît Cassart succeeded in including the principle of reciprocity in the safeguard clauses linked to the EU-Mercosur agreement. Clauses meant to protect the European... Agriculture Press releases 19 Dec 2025 News
New genomic techniques: David Clarinval welcomes European agreement Following the European trilogue negotiations of 4 December 2025, a provisional agreement was reached on the draft regulation on plants obtained through certain new genomic techniques (NGTs). This text... Agriculture Press releases 19 Dec 2025 News
EU-Mercosur: the European Parliament sends a clear message to the Commission: no agreement without reciprocity The European Parliament has sent a strong political signal to the European Commission: no EU-Mercosur agreement can be accepted without genuine guarantees of reciprocity. The agriculture-specific safe... Agriculture Europe and international affairs Press releases 16 Dec 2025 News
Official recommendations for vaccination against bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease for 2026 Minister of Agriculture David Clarinval is joining forces with the FPS Public Health, the FASFC and Sciensano to communicate the official recommendations for vaccinating cattle and sheep against bluet... Agriculture Press releases 1 Dec 2025 News
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 and international affairs Press releases 13 Nov 2025 News
Anne-Catherine Dalcq and Georges-Louis Bouchez visit the Mélotte farm in Jodoigne This morning, Georges-Louis Bouchez, accompanied by Anne-Catherine Dalcq, regional minister for agriculture, visited the Mélotte farm in Jodoigne, a local family farm run for three generations. From 6... Agriculture 7 Oct 2025 News
