Watch: Will Mercosur deal be stopped by the French farmers?

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Watch: Will Mercosur deal be stopped by the French farmers?  French farmers are clashing with police as their herds get slaughtered to stop a viral outbreak. That could have much bigger consequences than anyone expects.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/watch-will-mercosur-deal-be-stopped-by-the-french-farmers  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00It sounds like a bad joke. Lumpy skin disease.

00:09But in France, nobody is laughing.

00:12Farmers are clashing with police as their herds get slaughtered to stop a viral outbreak.

00:18And strangely enough, this virus might be what kills one of the biggest trade deals in EU history.

00:25Here is the connection.

00:28French farming unions are fighting the systematic cooling of entire herds when just a single case is detected.

00:36Meanwhile, Brussels is pushing the Mercosur deal, a trade pact that would open the door to South American beef.

00:44Farmers call it a double standard.

00:47Why should we sacrifice our herds to meet high standards, they ask,

00:51when we are going to import cheap meat from Brazil produced with pesticides and antibiotics banned in Europe.

00:59And that anger lands in the European Parliament tomorrow.

01:03Our European lawmakers will vote on a reciprocity clause.

01:09It's basically a mirror rule.

01:11If you want to sell to Europe, you must meet European standards.

01:17If MEPs vote against it, they risk a revolt in rural Europe.

01:25And if they vote for it, South America might walk away as it doesn't want to import European laws.

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