the FNSEA denounces Emmanuel Macron’s “total denial” after his comments on the free trade treaty

“The President of the Republic signs his break with French agriculture,” said the president of the first French agricultural union, Arnaud Rousseau. The head of state said on Thursday that he was “rather positive” about the possibility of accepting the agreement.

“We will not allow our model, our jobs or our sovereignty to be sold off.” Arnaud Rousseau, the president of the FNSEA, condemned XFriday November 7, Emmanuel Macron’s comments on the EU-Mercosur agreement. “I’m pretty positive.” regarding the possibility of accepting the free trade treaty, declared the President of the Republic the day before, on the sidelines of the summit of heads of state which precedes COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

“By choosing this moment and this place to reach out to Mercosur, the President of the Republic is signing his break with French agriculture”judge Arnaud Rousseau, denouncing the “total denial” by Emmanuel Macron. “We call on French MEPs to come together to oppose this unacceptable agreement and to defend our producers”continued the president of the FNSEA. And to add: “We will be combative, with the support of the French, to refuse an agreement which would sacrifice our agriculture on the altar of globalization without rules.”

Emmanuel Macron has softened his position on the EU-Mercosur agreement since the start of 2025. He described the agreement as “bad text” in February 2025, during his visit to the Agricultural Show. France is reassured by the announcement of protective measures, called safeguard clauses, added by the European Commission.