Traveling to Argentina before going to Brazil for the G20, French President Emmanuel Macron tried to reassure French farmers this Sunday, November 17. “We will continue to oppose” the Mercosur agreement, he said.
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to French media in Buenos Aires on November 17, 2024, before traveling to Rio de Janeiro to attend the G20 summit. | AFP
“We will continue to oppose” to the agreement on Mercosur, said the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visiting Argentina this Sunday, November 17, 2024. Asked whether the European Union could override the French position, the French president Emmanuel Macron responded “I don’t think so”saying “acknowledge the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen with great respect for France”.
There is great concern in the agricultural world about this free trade agreement that several European countries, including Germany and Spain, hope to sign by the end of the year.
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Many events planned for this Monday
The anger of the agricultural world, which has barely subsided over the past year, could flare up again and many actions are planned for Monday November 18 and Tuesday November 19 throughout France.
French farmers particularly fear a flood of Latin American meat, and warn of unfair competition from products not subject to the strict environmental and health standards in force in Europe.
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