French farmers completed their second week of protests on Tuesday, the same day that the National Assembly will debate and vote during the afternoon on the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur, rejected by a majority of the French political class. teleSUR
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00:00In France, the French Farmers' Union continues its second week of protests against the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
00:08In the city of Montauban, dozens of tractors were parked overnight outside the headquarters of the French body that brings together agricultural associations and players in the agricultural world.
00:18They gather for an evening demonstration as actions across France intensify against a free trade agreement between the EU and the South American Mercosur bloc.
00:27France is strongly opposed to the EU signing the agreement saying French farmers would face unfair competition that would undermine their livelihoods.