«we will continue to tirelessly defend our agricultural sovereignty»he pointed to the French presidency as the European Commission president arrived in Uruguay on Thursday.
Emmanuel Macron a “return” He told Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday about the draft trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries “unacceptable as it is”said the Elysée while the president of the European Commission is in South America. “We will continue to tirelessly defend our agricultural sovereignty”added the French presidency in a message published on
“Landing in latin America. The finish line of the EU-Mercosur agreement is in sight.LetS work together, let’s overcome it”the president of the Commission wrote on the same network on Thursday, announcing her participation in the summit of the Mercosur countries. This free trade agreement is denounced by France, concerned about its impact on the surroundings and on European farmers. ursula von der Leyen also announced that she will participate in the reopening ceremony of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on Saturday, where around fifty heads of state and government are expected, including the president-elect of the United States Donald Trump. he will therefore also meet Emmanuel Macron there.
A “perilous” agreement.
the announcement of Ursula von der Leyen’s trip to South America comes at a time when France seems politically weakened by the fall of Michel Barnier’s government. “The presence in Uruguay of Ursula von der Leyen, who boasts of accelerating the finalization of the agreement with Mercosur, is a real provocation”the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella wrote on X, inviting Emmanuel Macron to do so “announce France’s firm and definitive no to this dangerous agreement” in the speech to the French scheduled for Thursday evening.
“France must make it clear that it will never accept this agreement!”added the coordinator of La France insoumise Manuel Bompard. The draft treaty, discussed as 1999, aims to eliminate most customs duties between the European Union and Mercosur to create a vast market of more than 700 million consumers.
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