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Farmers and Politics Threaten to Put EU's Free-Trade Deal with South America on Ice
- France publicly rejected the pact as drafted, with Roland Lescure saying, `As it stands, the treaty is simply not acceptable`, while European nations prepare votes between December 16 and 19.
- Facing farmer opposition, France demands three conditions: robust and effective safeguard clauses, equal production standards for EU farmers and import controls, while farmers say the pact risks unfair competition.
- The deal would unite a market of 722 million people, and France is discussing allowing Chinese inspectors to visit its livestock farms and slaughterhouses.
- The European Parliament votes Tuesday on safeguards to reassure farmers, and Lescure said France will not accept the agreement until assurances on three points are obtained.
- Lescure's comments complicate Ursula von der Leyen's upcoming trip to Brazil, a key visit for finalising the pact with Mercosur members Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
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EDITO. Mercosur, protectionism and false procedures: France prefers to accuse free trade rather than look at its deficits and lack of competitiveness.
·Paris, France
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The free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries is the foreseeable last chance for the EU to take a position of strength in geopolitical terms, but Brussels shows a blatant weakness of leadership.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Even when the Muscles Come Out, Lecornu and Macron Will Find It Difficult to Stop the Mercosur Deal.
Despite the agitation of the executive, Paris did not have the cards in hand to block the controversial free trade agreement alone.
·Paris, France
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