Overview
- Lawmakers approved the resolution by 244 votes to 1, with AFP reporting the sole opposing vote was an error by a supporter.
- The text calls on the executive to assemble a blocking minority at the EU Council and to refer the agreement to the European Court of Justice.
- Junior Europe minister Benjamin Haddad said the pact as concluded in 2024 is not acceptable in its current form and highlighted French demands for mirror clauses and tougher sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
- The European Commission is seeking member state approval before about 20 December after reinforcing safeguard clauses this autumn, a step opponents say remains insufficient.
- Farmer unrest continues, including a demonstration with tractors at the Tancarville toll barrier in Normandy on Wednesday night to protest expected competition from South American agribusiness.