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France won't oppose EU-Australia deal, despite resisting Mercosur over farming

By Cynthia Kroet ( April 20, 2026, 15:09 GMT | Insight) -- The French government won't oppose the EU-Australia trade agreement despite voting against the EU-Mercosur deal last year over agricultural concerns, MLex understands. Expectations were that France, with an active farming lobby that spoke out against the deal with Australia that was provisionally agreed in Canberra this March, would raise similar concerns as with the South American agreement. The French government won't oppose the EU-Australia trade agreement despite voting against the EU-Mercosur deal last year over agricultural concerns, MLex understands....

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