France


Activists protest EU-Mercosur trade deal with ‘toxic’ demonstration
Activists staged a dramatic protest outside the European Commission in Brussels on Monday (24 November), targeting the controversial European Union-Mercosur trade deal.
Farmers to mobilise in Strasbourg to request CJEU opinion on EU-Mercosur: European democracy and role of European Parliament must be respected
European farmers will mobilise on 24 November in Strasbourg from 11am in support of an MEP initiative to request a CJEU opinion on the EU-Mercosur FTA.
French farmers petition Macron to block Mercosur trade agreement
Forty-four French farmers’ organisations have signed an open letter urging President Emmanuel Macron to “clarify” France’s stance and take action to block the South American Mercosur trade agreement, which they regard as both unfair and even dangerous.
New bilateral safeguard clauses on EU-Mercosur FTA: an ineffective technical proposal against the structural and localised impact of the treaty
Although the European Commission presents these clauses as a safety mechanism to protect farmers, they are designed never to be activated.
French farmers protest against EU-South America trade deal
French farmers staged a protest today outside the Palace of Versailles against the free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trading bloc Mercosur.
Farmers call Paris protest against EU-Mercosur free-trade deal
French farmers union to stage massive protest next month in rejection of the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
The French state before an arbitration tribunal over “Montagne d’Or”
The French state is being sued by two Russian investment companies (controlled by a sanctioned oligarch), in connection with the “Montagne d’Or” mining megaproject in French Guiana.
EU-US agreement: An economic Munich to the benefit of the far right
Brussels has given in to Trump’s draconian demands. The much-trumpeted idea of 'European strategic autonomy' has just been shattered, revealing both a geostrategic vacuum and an ideological refusal to limit our external dependencies.
Lithuania and Veolia reach €38m settlement to end decade-long legal disputes
Lithuania and French energy group Veolia have reached a €35 million settlement that ends most of their decade-long legal disputes over municipal heating contracts, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry announced .
French investment protection agreements: an obstacle to the ecological transition
Study on the French network of bilateral investment treaties.