The government will propose a debate in Parliament, followed by a vote, on the controversial trade agreement between the EU and the Latin American countries of Mercosur. The government is proposing this debate and this vote “in agreement with the common core groups” of the right and the center which compose it, in accordance with article 50-1 of the Constitution.
The article states: “Before one or other of the assemblies, the government may, on its own initiative or at the request of a parliamentary group within the meaning of article 51-1, make, on a specific subject, a declaration which gives subject to debate and can, if it decides, be the subject of a vote without incurring liability. »
The Minister of Relations with Parliament, Nathalie Delattre, must make this proposal on Tuesday morning at the conference of presidents of the National Assembly. The Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, received in the morning at Matignon, as he does every week, the presidents of the groups represented in his government.
Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon promised Tuesday on TF1 that France would continue “to hold a standoff for as long as necessary” against the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and this EU-Mercosur free trade treaty.
She also wished “personally”that“there can be a debate in the National Assembly, followed by a vote” in order to “strengthen the position which is that of the president and that of the prime minister”.
“It is legitimate for the National Assembly to be able to express itself on the issue, there are many deputies who are concerned because they have farmers in their constituencies and, in general, because it concerns all French “completed Maud Bregeon.
For her, the agreement with the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), defended by several large countries of the European Union, such as Germany or Spain, “constitutes absolutely unacceptable unfair competition for our breeders, because it is not ecologically coherent, and in particular with regard to the Paris agreement” on the climate.
“Contrary to what many think, France is not isolated, and many are joining us”said Emmanuel Macron from Rio. He cited the “Poles, Austrians, Italians and many others in Europe”.
Maud Bregeon hoped that the current demonstrations “happen peacefully”, “without any damage to property or people”as Christmas approaches.
