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Dairy farmers rallied in Paris on Thursday, voicing anger over the proposed Mercosur trade agreement and accusing President Emmanuel Macron of failing to defend French agricultural interests.

Protesters gathered with banners and placards, chanting slogans critical of both the French government and the European Union. Some demonstrators said decisions affecting France’s farming sector were being driven by Brussels, not Paris.

“Europe is running France, and Macron isn’t defending us,” one farmer said, reflecting widespread frustration among agricultural workers who fear increased competition from South American imports under the Mercosur deal.

The Mercosur agreement, which aims to reduce trade barriers between the EU and South American countries, has faced strong opposition from French farmers, particularly in the dairy and livestock sectors. Critics argue the deal would undermine domestic producers by allowing cheaper imports that do not meet the same production standards.

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00:38There are our Swiss friends who do not work with Lidl, so it can also serve them.
00:46Today, we are on the side of Lidl, because it's here to take the decision,
00:51because we have observed that for a half an hour,
00:54the contracts in direct with the producers decrease in volume.
01:09The French products are much less mis in front.
01:12There are still, but they are much less mis in front.
01:15And above all, there is a lot of competition,
01:17especially with the countries of the East of Europe.
01:20We talked about the Polish food,
01:22which comes from Denmark,
01:24which comes from Germany,
01:26which comes from New Zealand,
01:28which comes from New Zealand.
01:30These products come from places where it's much less expensive
01:34than in France.
01:36So these contracts,
01:38it's a lot of competition compared to what we know about
01:41on the French territory.
01:43And the free exchange agreements in general,
01:55it's not only the Mercosur.
01:56I'm in the dairy industry,
01:57it's the agreement signed in 2023
01:59with the New Zealand,
02:00which makes us worse.
02:01Well done!
02:10For us, it's problematic for the violence
02:11because we are going to have a hamburger
02:13who don't have the same quality as our viands,
02:15with the same obligations.
02:17I think today, it's the Europe
02:19that is important in this world
02:21which they want to fight for the Ukraine.
02:24I think that today it is the Europe that drives France, and today Macron does not defend us today.
02:35He does not want to defend the French agriculture.
02:37We are the most beautiful country in the world with the most beautiful gastronomy,
02:41and today we are not defended at all by our President.
02:54The French agriculture, today, is sacrificed,
03:00depending on the Europe,
03:03where other countries will sell cars,
03:07for example, at the detriment of the French agriculture.
03:10And we do not accept that our territories are no longer owned by the French peasants.
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