Overview
- France’s main farm groups FNSEA and Young Farmers mounted a large protest in Toulouse timed to Emmanuel Macron’s visit after he described the EU‑Mercosur accord as “rather positive.”
- Protest organizers say a 14‑member delegation will be received at 13:30 at ENAC; the Élysée has not confirmed the meeting, and Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard is joining the trip.
- Macron’s agenda features a debate with La Dépêche du Midi readers on the impact of social networks and the unveiling of France’s 2040 national space strategy at the Space Command.
- The European Commission has finalized and sent the agreement to the Council, offering reinforced safeguards for beef, poultry, sugar and ethanol that unions argue would not protect French farms.
- EU institutions are preparing late‑December decisions in the Council and Parliament, while some MEPs seek a Court of Justice challenge as a last attempt to block the pact.