ISDS Case Map
France
The European Commission plans to accelerate trade deal ratification by circulating only English versions for approval by EU governments and the European Parliament Paris is set to oppose the move if it goes ahead.
Following a favorable arbitration ruling, Nuevo Pudahuel has secured a 36-month extension to its contract at Santiago Airport, ending a multi-million-dollar dispute with Chile.
French farmers defied a government ban, blockading roads into Paris and several of the city’s landmarks to protest against the Mercosur trade deal the European Union is expected to sign on Friday with South American nations.
The EU-Morocco agreement favours powerful lobbies and actors, marginalises European farmers and the Sahrawi people, and fails to comply with international law.
The French government said it was tightening checks on several food imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from countries with looser regulations.
Italy and France want a final European Union vote on the Mercosur trade deal to be delayed, two sources familiar with the discussions said, a move which risks derailing an accord that has taken 25 years to negotiate.
France has urged the European Union to postpone a vote on a trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur, saying conditions are not yet in place for an agreement.
A senior EU diplomat warns that another delay could kill the Latin American trade deal after 25 years of talks.
France's National Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government to oppose the free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, ahead of decisive votes at the European level in December.
Growing pressure on EU–Morocco trade deal as French farmers today launch legal steps and storm Azura’s entry point for Western Sahara produce in Perpignan.
