By Agence France-Presse Farmers’ unions, unimpressed by concessions offered by President Emmanuel Macron‘s government, encouraged their members to fight on for improved pay, less red tape and protection from foreign competition. “I’m so proud of you,” Serge Bousquet-Cassagne, head of the farmers’ association in the southwestern Lot-et-Garonne department, told protesters headed for the wholesale Rungis […]
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement continues to be a point of contention in the Brussels bloc, reflecting broader challenges in navigating complex trade negotiations within the European Union. Source: Emmanuel Macron’s bid to thwart EU trade deal sparks German car industry’s fury
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and greater flexibility towards rules on fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members. The Commission said it would extend the suspension of import duties on Ukrainian exports for another year to June […]