Overview
- FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs have called a large protest in Toulouse on Wednesday, seeking to confront Emmanuel Macron during his visit after he said he was “rather positive” about the EU–Mercosur deal.
- Annie Genevard reiterates that France will not sign any accord that would “condemn” its farmers and insists on a farm-specific safeguard clause, mirror measures on production standards, and reinforced sanitary checks.
- An exchange with farm representatives is scheduled at 13:30 at the ENAC campus in Toulouse, with the Élysée confirming discussions for an audience and Macron’s presence at the meeting yet to be confirmed.
- Union leaders denounce the president’s remarks as a reversal and are pressing for a meeting at the Élysée, arguing current guarantees remain insufficient and unenforceable.
- Coverage notes the agreement would lower tariffs and allow sizable imports of beef, sugar and honey into the EU, intensifying fears of price pressure from products made under looser standards.