For Willy Borsus, the decline in European aid of 11% for Wallonia is "the scenario of the worst"

The Libramont Fair opened on Friday morning under a blazing sun. Unlike previous years, this edition is not marked by a food crisis.

As is the custom, the Libramont Fair is an opportunity for politicians to get their messages across. Denis Ducarme (MR), Federal Minister of Agriculture, believes that the actors of the agricultural world do everything to ensure the quality of agricultural products, but remains cautious: " Zero risk does not exist. with the operators, with the farmers, with the Afsca to guarantee at best a quality product for the consumers.All together, we must and want to guarantee the health of the consumer.When we talk about agriculture, local products, it is is also talking about food and sanitary security.We are all committed to meet this goal . "

Willy Borsus, Minister-President of Wallonia, wants the content to be of good quality plates in future years:" It is a collective commitment of all authorities, administrations and all levels of power It must be an absolute reality "

Decrease in European aid [19659005] In addition to food security, European subsidies are a worrying theme. According to the budget proposed by the European Commission, Wallonia would lose 11% of its European aid after 2020. Willy Borsus however does not wish to panic: " These are figures and provisional badysis. on projections based on the proposal of the European Commission There are still many points to be decided in the future. "

According to the Minister-President, there are also a series of criteria which are not yet known: " Our administration has studied the scenario of the worst, we are in dialogue with the Commission to work on all these criteria in order to minimize the loss for Wallonia. "