towards a debate then a vote in Parliament, France says it is ready “to hold the arm wrestling”

No liability

In the process, Matignon announced this Tuesday morning that the government will propose a debate in Parliament followed by a vote on this controversial trade agreement between the EU and the Latin American countries of Mercosur. The Minister of Relations with Parliament Nathalie Delattre must make this proposal to the conference of presidents of the National Assembly on Tuesday morning.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier received in the morning at Matignon, as he does every week, the presidents of the groups represented in his government. Through this article, the government can, on its own initiative or at the request of a parliamentary group, make a declaration on a specific subject giving rise to a debate, or even a vote, without incurring responsibility.

“Unfair competition”

“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,” added 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 coherent on an ecological level and in particular with regard to the Paris Agreement.

“France is not isolated”

“Contrary to what many think, France is not isolated and many are joining us,” Emmanuel Macron had said the day before from Rio. He cited the “Poles, Austrians, Italians and several others in Europe.”