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The EU has postponed its long-awaited free-trade agreement with Mercosur countries due to protests from farmers and opposition from France and Italy, highlighting tensions between economic interests and agricultural concerns, and raising questions about Europe's global trade credibility.
French President Macron's text message to European Commission President von der Leyen threatens to derail the EU-Mercosur trade deal as France halts talks and farmer protests intensify, with Macron's anti-EU stance potentially aiding his political position but also carrying the risk of backlash. Meanwhile, French Prime Minister Attal seeks to defuse the crisis by canceling a planned tractor fuel hike and reducing bureaucratic hurdles for farmers, as protests spread across the country.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is attempting to defuse escalating farmer protests by halting a planned increase in tractor fuel taxes and reducing bureaucratic hurdles. Meanwhile, France's opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal has been reinforced as the EU halted talks, and the country's top court has overturned a visa program for wealthy Britons, while former government ministers and their teams are in a state of uncertainty following their departure from the Borne government.