France to vote against EU-Mercosur trade deal – POLITICO

PARIS — France will reject the trade deal between the EU and South American countries of the Mercosur bloc at a key vote on Friday in Brussels.

"France has decided to vote against the signing of the agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries," French President Emmanuel Macron wrote in a social media post on X on Thursday, describing the signing of the agreement as "not the end of the story."

"I will continue to fight for the full and concrete implementation of the commitments obtained from the European Commission and to protect our farmers," Macron said, adding that "the economic benefits of the EU-Mercosur agreement will be limited for French and European growth."