"French Farmers' Tractor Blockade Nears Paris Amid Government Struggle"

French farmers are protesting in various strategic locations in France, demanding improved pay, less bureaucracy, and protection from foreign competition. Despite warnings from the government, convoys of tractors are moving towards Paris and Lyon. The Prime Minister has met with farmers' unions and promised new support measures, while the Finance Minister announced France's opposition to the Mercosur trade deal. The protests have also spread to other European countries, with farmers in Italy, Spain, and Greece joining the movement. The farmers' anger is directed at environmental requirements in the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and the Mercosur trade deal, which will be discussed in talks between Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.