Activists from Greenpeace, Altac, and the farmers’ confederation carried out a striking action this Thursday morning in Nice. This action took place in more than 20 cities across France. The aim was to paste posters in front of the offices of deputies who voted in favor of CETA.
“Clearly, he did not respond to our requests, because he signed it knowing that other LREM deputies abstained.” For Alain Legendre, co-coordinator of the local Greenpeace group in Nice, this action aimed to mainly address the deputies rather than Emmanuel Macron. “The action targeted Cédric Roussel, who voted for it exactly a year ago at the National Assembly, showing that France could engage in this direction. The CETA has gone back to the Senate, but this action is firmly local and French.”
He indicated that on several occasions, they tried to contact him. He was not co-coordinator at that time but knows that it was of no avail. “A year ago, I wasn’t the coordinator of Greenpeace, but I’m sure there were letters sent, and requests for information made. We always first address the deputies or private companies to ask questions and draw their attention before launching actions.”
At the office, the deputy of the 3rd constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes was not present at the time. It was his collaborator Caroline Puisségur who discovered these guerrilla posters.
“When I arrived, I noticed that there were eight posters stuck on our windows. We can lament the lack of dialogue and the way it was carried out because the deputy Cédric Roussel, regarding the CETA votes, always received the collectives and exchanged with them. At the moment, we are voting on economic recovery plans where more than a third of the credits will be allocated to the environment.”
A national police investigation has been opened. They came to assess the damage yesterday morning. For the time being, the deputy has not indicated whether he intends to file a complaint. It is important to note that this action was not limited to a few cities or areas but indeed expected to affect the entire country.
