Non c’est … non?
Primas wants the deal to force Mercosur countries to respect the Paris climate agreement, and to impose on Mercosur exporters the same production standards required to European farmers.
“The conditions of the agreement have not fundamentally changed since 2019, despite our requests, and so as it stands we cannot support this text. France disagreed in 2019, and will continue to disagree in 2024,” she said, arguing that France is not the only country to oppose the deal in its current version.
Under EU rules, France would have to find at least three other countries, representing at least 35 percent of the EU population, to vote down the deal — a tough hurdle to pass.
Still, Primas expressed optimism.
“We will find a blocking minority if needed,” Primas said. Countries like Poland, Austria and Ireland have already spoken out against the accord.
Primas said she will look for more allies, especially among hesitant countries, but she declined to name them. Last week in Brasília she also met with Italian and Dutch officials, but it’s not clear yet whether those countries would be willing to join France’s efforts to torpedo the pact.
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