Overview
- Macron visits Toulouse for a public debate on social networks and to unveil France’s space strategy, with farm protests called to greet him.
- FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs plan a regional mobilisation, expecting roughly 50 tractors and 200–300 farmers near La Dépêche du Midi and the space command site.
- The unrest follows Macron saying he was “rather positive” about accepting the EU–Mercosur pact, a shift he tempered by stressing vigilance and a need for clear answers.
- The Élysée indicates he will meet union representatives in Toulouse, and Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard says France will not sign any deal that would condemn its farmers.
- EU institutions are moving toward Council and Parliament votes by year‑end with a separate legal act to strengthen safeguards for sensitive products, while some MEPs pursue a CJEU challenge.