France wants stronger safeguards for farmers and is urging the EU to delay a vote on Mercosur, threatening imports.
France wants stronger safeguards for farmers and is urging the EU to delay a vote on Mercosur, threatening imports.
By Alex Kozul-Wright and News Agencies
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France is pushing to postpone a European Union vote to ratify a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of four South American countries, citing concerns about its effects on farmers and ongoing protests at home. The move risks derailing an accord that has been 25 years in the making.
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