French farmers’ protest against Europe’s agreement with South America

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Rashatoudi, French farmers protested the European Union’s trade agreement with South American countries by holding a rally.

French farmers in the Albi region block roads and dump manure near government buildings, against union trade deal Europe protested with the common market of South America, that is, the “economic and political agreement between Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay” known as Mercosur.

The anger and protest of French farmers took place at the same time as French President Emmanuel Macron attended the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

According to the call of the leading agricultural unions in France, from Monday, November 18, they are in front of the governor’s offices and in the squares They will protest all over the country.

Farmers are calling for the scrapping of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, which they say will lead to “unfair competition”. became. French farmers’ protests are expected to continue until mid-December.