New farmers' demonstration in Paris against the EU-Mercosur agreement - ProtoThema English

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Today's demonstration has been organised by the FNSEA, one of the largest agricultural trade unions in France French farmers brought tractors through Paris today for the second time in a week to protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, which they say threatens local agriculture by creating unfair competition with cheaper imports from South America.
41% : Friday's approval of the Mercosur deal by most EU member states, despite France's rejection of it, has intensified pressure on the government from farmers and opposition parties, some of which have tabled motions of censure.
23% : Farmers in France, the largest producer of agricultural products in the European Union, and other member states have been protesting for months over the EU-Mercosur deal and numerous other local issues.

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