Paris, Nov 26, 2024 (AFP) - French lawmakers back Macron in rejecting EU-Mercosur deal

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2024-11-27
French lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed President Emmanuel Macron in rejecting a free-trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, saying it would hurt France's farmers. By a vote of 484 to 70, the lower-house National Assembly approved the government's opposition to the deal "in its current form", in a non-binding vote. "Under the current conditions" the draft agreement does not guarantee "fair competition for our farme......
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