why France is trying to postpone the signing of an agreement discussed for 25 years

A market of more than 700 million people, booming trade, savings of 4 billion euros per year for European companies and a growth gain of 0.1% for the EU by 2032. But also thousands of additional tons of South American beef or chicken in Europe.

The European Union is approaching the conclusion with the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia) of its largest trade agreement ever signed. As the protest heats up again, Michel Barnier will go to Brussels this Wednesday to ask the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is leading the trade negotiations, to postpone any signature. If the talks have accelerated, an agreement no longer seems to be envisaged at the G20 summit in Rio next week. The texts on the integration of the Paris agreement or the prevention of deforestation in the treaty have not been finalized. There…