EU-Canada free trade agreement in peril after French Senate rejection
The EU's free-trade agreement with Canada has been overwhelmingly rejected in France's Senate, which voted it down by 211 votes to 44.
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The EU's free-trade agreement with Canada has been overwhelmingly rejected in France's Senate, which voted it down by 211 votes to 44.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his visit to Brazil that a potential agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur…
The European Parliament has backed European Union farmers on the sensitive topic of Ukrainian agricultural trade.
France has banned using terms such as "steak" and "ham" for plant protein products.
The European Commission has insisted it is already "taking action" to help farmers - despite the latest fiery protests in Brussels.
Angry farmers stormed Paris's annual agricultural fair during President Emmanuel Macron's visit February 24.
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold a "great debate" with hundreds of French farmers in the hopes of stemming ongoing protests.
Polish farmers intend a total blockade of all border crossings with Ukraine, a trade union said, escalating their month-long strike that began in protest against…
There is evidence to support protesting farmers' claims that they are drowning in EU regulation, according to economists surveyed by Brussels Signal.
Committee of the Regions, Brussels
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced a string of concessions regarding French farmers in response to their mass protests.
Men and women from across the bloc burned hay and tyres from early in the morning on Luxembourg Square, in front of the European Parliament, while dozens of tractors…
French President Emmanuel Macron's Government will not let protesting farmers "block" the country's capital, said interior minister Gérald Darmanin.
Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, European Union environmental policies and cheap food imports plan to block access roads to the Zeebrugge container port,…
Farmers in France have launched a "siege of Paris" after the country's Government failed to roll back various “green” restrictions on the agriculture sector.
In the vibrant streets of Marseille, where the Mediterranean sun casts its warm glow, a celebration unfolds, echoing the city's rich cultural tapestry.
Brussels’s Common Agricultural Policy worked for years, at great cost and with a wealth of regulations, to bring closer the EU member states’ farming sectors.
French farmers in tractors and trucks expanded their roadblocks, resulting in numerous traffic jams and a fatal accident, as unions urged the Government to address…
French farmers declared a week of intensive protests targeting the European Green Deal, amid ongoing demonstrations against the plan across the continent.
Corsica, France
Farmers across Germany started a planned week-long protest en masse against the Government's plans for cutbacks.
Angry winegrowers in France blocked lorries coming from Spain and destroyed the wine they were carrying, claiming the cheaper imports are destroying the local market.
A campaign is underway in France against the use of English in advertisements.
France's riots have sparked debate about the integration of communities from North and Sub-Saharan Africa into French society.