Macron Meets Farmers as Anger Grows Over Trade Deal, Disease Policy
France’s farming sector is under mounting pressure as unions clash with the government over trade liberalisation and disease control policies. Macron’s emergency talks aim to calm protests blocking roads and disrupting public services nationwide
French Farmers Plan Nationwide Protests Against EU-Mercosur Trade Deal on September 25
France’s leading farming union FNSEA is mobilising nationwide on 25 September to challenge the EU-Mercosur trade pact, calling on Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu for clear policies protecting domestic agriculture