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		<title>Farmers Arrive Angry at 2026 Paris Agriculture Fair</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/02/farmers-protests-salon-agriculture-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France’s 2026 Agriculture Fair Opens in Turbulent Times France’s iconic Salon International de l’Agriculture has always been]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Fights to Block EU-Mercosur Trade Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EU leaders have hailed the Mercosur trade deal as a milestone in global cooperation, but]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Farmers Defy Tractor Ban as Anger Grows Over Trade Policies and Livestock Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Farmers Defy Tractor Ban as Tensions Rise Across France Despite official bans on tractor convoys,]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Farmers Announce New Protests in January: Anger Over Trade Deals and Disease Control Measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Farmers Ready to Hit the Roads Again France’s countryside is bracing for renewed disruption]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Pushes to Delay EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Amid Growing Tensions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France Pushes to Delay EU-Mercosur Trade Deal The European Union’s long-debated trade agreement with the Mercosur]]></description>
		
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		<title>French MPs Unite Against EU–Mercosur Trade Deal After 25 Years of Talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The French National Assembly has unanimously rejected the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, ramping up political pressure]]></description>
		
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		<title>France’s Persistent Red Lines on Mercosur</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France maintains strong opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal, insisting on strict safeguard clauses and equal]]></description>
		
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