She has also shown her determination to have the European Union abandon negotiations with Mercosur under the current circumstances.
He Government of France today announced two additional support schemes for farmers, for a total amount of 230 million euros and has demonstrated its determination to ensure that the European Union give the negotiations with Mercosur in the current circumstances.
Under pressure from dozens of peasant blockade points throughout French territory, and in particular on the main access roads to Paris, the Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, two new devices of help in an interview with the Sud Radio Station.
The first, equipped with 150 million euros This will involve the uprooting of vineyards, which could be temporary or permanent and will require EU approval, which France will negotiate in Brussels within a coalition it wants to form with Spain and Italy. explained.
The second, with 80 million euroswill be spent on the one hand on specific problems in sectors that have experienced specific crises, such as mildew in certain wine regions, and also on paying interest on agricultural loans in 2024.
In the meantime, the protests continue. French farmers maintain blockades on eight access roads to Paris. Those of Ipar Euskal Herria, for their part, decided last Monday to lift the blockade of the A-63 highway in Baiona, although they announced more protests.
Source: EITB
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