There is no difference of opinion between French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his government, French Minister for Agriculture, Annie Genevard, said on her arrival at the Agriculture Council in Brussels, on Monday 17 November. For several days now, she has been repeating her opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which she considers to be “unacceptable”.
To be acceptable, the agreement will have to include a strong safeguard clause for the agricultural sector, ‘mirror’...