The president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau warns of the start of actions “from Monday”. “We are not here to annoy the French,” he reassures.
“Attract the attention of public authorities” without “annoying the French”. This is the watchword of the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau.
On Wednesday, on France Inter, Arnaud Roussseau launched a call for a national mobilization of farmers “from Monday”.
“The first message is that we are not here to annoy the French. Today, we are not targeting the highways,” promises Arnaud Rousseau.
The president of the FNSEA, however, affirms that farmers will be present “in all departments from Monday for a few days, to make France's voice heard at the time of the G20 in Brazil.”
Michel Barnier in Brussels
The country's agricultural sectors fear a potential signing of the free trade agreement by the European Union with Mercosur.
This free trade treaty between the 27 of the EU and the Latin American countries of Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) has been under discussion for more than 20 years, but its conclusion seems imminent for the countries which defend it . In particular, it provides for a quota for Latin American beef imports of some 90,000 tonnes per year.
The European Union seems determined to sign a free trade agreement with the Latin American countries of Mercosurto the great dismay of France, which still refuses it “as is”.
On Wednesday, Michel Barnier, Prime Minister, will travel to Brussels to meet the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to reaffirm France's opposition to this treaty.
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