Macron in Poland: I do not agree with the EU-Mercosur agreement in its current form

Published 2024년 12월 12일

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French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his concerns about the EU-Mercosur countries agreement, particularly its impact on the agricultural market. He is not in favor of the current terms of the agreement and has requested more information from the European Commission. Macron stresses the importance of balancing trade with ecology and sovereignty, including the sovereignty of agriculture, and has raised these issues during a conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw. The agreement, which has been negotiated between the EU and the South American bloc of Mercosur countries, needs to be ratified by EU member states. Poland has emerged as the most vocal opponent of the agreement.

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French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that there are concerns about the impact of the agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries on the agricultural market and noted that he does not agree with the agreement in its current form. "We will certainly not sacrifice our agriculture in the name of last century mercantilism," he declared. Macron spoke in Warsaw on Thursday at a joint conference with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, where he referred to the matter of this agreement. "We will certainly still talk about the impact of the agreement signed so far only between the EU and Mercosur countries, we have concerns about (its) impact on the agricultural market. I have already said that I do not agree with the agreement in its current form, we are waiting for further clarification from the EC, but we will certainly not sacrifice our agriculture in the name of last century mercantilism. We have to think about it," he declared. As he pointed out, trade must be combined with, among ...

Source: AgroPolska