US EditionFrance to vote against Mercosur trade deal, Macron says
France joins Ireland in rejecting the EU-Mercosur trade pact due to concerns over cheap imports threatening farmers, despite €45 billion in EU aid offered to ease opposition.
- On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France will vote against signing the agreement on Friday as farmers blockaded Paris with tractors in protest.
- Amid long-running trade talks and farm concerns, France has opposed the Mercosur agreement clinched in December 2024, citing unfair competition and gaining backing from Poland, Hungary, Ireland and possibly Austria.
- There were 100 tractors in the Paris region and authorities later said 670 protesters were in the capital, causing 150 km of traffic jams as checkpoints were overrun.
- Farm Minister Annie Genevard said France will continue to contest the deal in the European Parliament, and if a qualified majority backs the accord at the Council of the EU, France could be outvoted for the first time.
- Unions have called for protests in Strasbourg on January 20, while the European Commission offered earlier funding and fertilizer duty cuts.
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BGA Bundesverband Großhandel, Aushandels, Dienstleistungen e.V. [Newsroom]Berlin (ots) - "This is a real milestone, especially in these times. The Mercosur agreement will lead to more growth and prosperity on both sides of the ocean. Here a market of global importance with more than 750 million ... Continue reading here...Original content of: BGA Bundesverband Großhandel, Aushandel, Dienstleistungen e.V., transmitted by news aktuell
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EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal
The EU gave Friday a long-delayed go ahead to a huge trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers -- overriding opposition led by France.
A qualified majority of EU countries support the Mercosur agreement, which now needs to be formally approved.
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The countries of the European Union (EU) overwhelmingly supported the signing of the association agreement with Mercosur on a provisional basis this Friday.
The extension of safeguards and the advance of money for agriculture in the next European multiannual budget convince Italy, whose vote in favour of the majority favours the creation of the largest free trade area in the world
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