France, National Assembly rejects EU-Mercosur agreement

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In a non-binding vote, the French National Assembly categorically rejected the European Union (EU)-Mercosur free trade agreement, in a context of protests by farmers against the initiative. teleSUR

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00:00In this context, the French National Assembly on Tuesday categorically rejected, in a non-binding

00:05vote, the European Union-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement in the context of farmers' protests

00:10against the initiative. After a debate with harsh criticism of the pact, 470 deputies denounced the

00:16agreement and only 70 supported it. The decision of the lower house of the French Parliament

00:20reinforced the position of President Emmanuel Macron, who ratifies his opposition to the

00:25free trade initiative under heavy pressure from farmers. However, it seemed unlikely Paris would

00:30succeed in slowing down an agreement that the President of the European Commission,

00:34Ursula von der Leyen, estimated to be already in its final stage.

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