Tag: Mercosur
Mercosur and the EU have concluded a free trade agreement – L’Express
Mercosur and the European Union have concluded “negotiations with a view to an agreement” on free trade, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday,…
Ursula von der Leyen in Uruguay to advance contested deal with EU
The President of the European Commission arrived at the summit of Mercosur countries which opened on Thursday December 5 in Montevideo to advance the free trade agreement with the EU,…
French MPs support government opposition
This Tuesday, November 26, the National Assembly showed its support for the government of Michel Barnier in its opposition to the proposed free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur,…
“On the agreement with Mercosur, we must create a balance of power with the Commission” – L’Express
No question of giving up. Sophie Primas intends to continue to fight against the free trade treaty with the Mercosur countries, “unacceptable” for France as it stands, and which worries…
in France, an agricultural mobilization against a backdrop of union rivalries
In France, the angry movement of farmers is entering its second week. The farming world is up in arms against the possible signing of a free trade agreement between the…
local elected officials largely supportive of farmers
In France, farmers continue their mobilization. The port of Bordeaux, in the southwest of the country, for example, is still blocked. At the Congress of Mayors of France, in Paris,…
The French sugar sector facing foreign imports
Purchasing centers and mass distribution stores targeted. Farmers continue their mobilization. On Wednesday, November 20, dozens of tractors blocked the commercial port of Bordeaux, while the blockage of a highway…
“Seen from Sweden, France’s position on Mercosur is very confusing” – L’Express
It’s a very French psychodrama that repeats itself with each free trade treaty. While French farmers are in the streets to protest against a supposed “major replacement” of French meat…
“Mercosur is an easy scapegoat to hide the real problems of French agriculture” – L’Express
As anger spreads across the countryside, Emmanuel Macron keeps repeating that France will not sign Mercosur, the trade agreement currently under discussion between the EU and South American countries. The…
angry farmers call on government to “keep its promises”
Rallies are still planned throughout France on Tuesday, November 19 at the call of several agricultural unions. Nearly ten months after an unprecedented mobilization, farmers are demanding commitments from the…