“Get out of the car”: José Bové on the sidelines of the inauguration of a pedestrianized street in Millau

José Bové toujours le verbe haut. Midi Libre – F.MAYET

L’ancien député européen, présent ce samedi à Millau rue Clausel de Coussergues, a parlé environnement.

Denim jacket and dark pants, the man with the most famous mustache on the Aveyron causses, took the microphone this Saturday morning on the sidelines of the inauguration of the redevelopment of rue Clausel in Coussergues in downtown Millavois. "Almost fifty years ago I came to this street to sell, very close to Place Foch, my cheese… I remember the big bazaar that reigned there on Friday morning with hellish traffic."

The former environmentalist MEP comments on development in relation to economic activity. "The market must remain in the heart of the city because it is the expression of peasant agriculture in our territory. With the Halles just behind it, we are not there either , forced to go to the supermarket. We have to stop believing that everything is going to be better because we go to the big stores. Too bad for them!"

"You have to remain stubborn with your convictions"

On the political difficulties of imposing pedestrianization, José Bové sees it “proof of certain views of people who have not understood this that was happening. The evolution of lifestyles in cities must radically change. Whether in cities like Millau or large metropolises. We have to get away from the crazy logic."

The former activist of the peasant confederation, anti-globalizationist, pleads for "the inhabitants to reclaim the cities. You have to remain stubborn with your convictions. Not by ideology. Especially not ! But today, it is proven, we have no other solutions to try to adapt to global warming. "

Finally, advocate of Emmanuelle Gazel and the action of the municipal majority, José Bové sees a course "towards the right direction for us , today, but also for future generations."