00:00French farmers forced their way into Paris to protest the EU's proposed trade deal with five South American countries.
00:08About 100 tractors bypassed police barriers on Thursday to reach landmarks like the Eiffel Tower or the Arc de Triomphe.
00:16The French Interior Ministry said about 20 tractors reached the French capital city center.
00:21The protest was organized by the Rural Coordination Union to pressure France's government,
00:27which opposed the trade deal with Latin American countries of the Mercosur.
00:32The problem is that we are going to import meat or cereals,
00:35which are produced with substances or active materials,
00:40which are not authorized in France for more than 25 years.
00:43BĹuf aux hormones, poulet aux chlores...
00:47In France, we do not produce that,
00:49so why do we import products that do not correspond to the French or European terms?
00:57The European Commission has stepped up its effort this week to convince member states such as France and Italy to conclude the trade agreement.
01:05It promised farmers to access 45 billion euros from the CAP, the Common Agricultural Policy, as soon as 2028.
01:13The Commission has also decided to suspend the EU carbon border tax on fertilizers.
01:18The French government says the deal will threaten beef, chicken, sugar, ethanol and honey production.
01:24French farmers are also angry about the government's sanitary measures to control lumpy skin disease in cattle.
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01:32The European Commission
01:34The European Commission
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