Overview
- After reaching symbolic sites in the capital, Coordination rurale ordered a late‑night pullback and tractors left central Paris around 10 p.m.
- The Interior Ministry counted 670 protesters and 109 tractors in Île‑de‑France, reported 11 arrests, about 60 fines, and roughly 20 tractors impounded, with detainees released Friday morning.
- Regional disruptions persisted, with key routes in the Nord toward Belgium closed and coordinated actions continuing at border points.
- Live reports on Friday morning noted new slow‑roll actions on the Paris ring road as unions kept pressure on the government.
- Emmanuel Macron said France will vote against the EU–Mercosur deal, yet the agreement is still expected to pass by qualified majority, a stance unions deem insufficient given concerns over standards, pay, and disease‑related culling rules.