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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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		<title>Farmers’ Fury: Protests Block Toulouse and Var Motorways Amid Growing Anger Over EU‑Mercosur Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Farmers Take to the Roads Agriculture in France is once again at boiling point.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Farmers Across France Protest Mercosur Deal by Removing the EU Flag</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Farmers Across France Protest Mercosur Deal by Removing the EU Flag Across rural France, a]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Farmers Intensify Protests Against Mercosur Trade Deal: Blockades Spread Across the Country</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Farmers Step Up the Pressure Farmers across France have ramped up their protests against]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Government Unveils Emergency Plan to Calm Growing Anger Among Farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Farmers Take to the Streets in Unprecedented Protests In the opening days of 2026,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Macron Faces New Political Storm as No-Confidence Motions Threaten to Trigger Snap Election</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/macron-threatens-snap-election-france-political-crisis-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron’s Presidency on the Brink France is once again mired in political uncertainty. President]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Farmers Step Up Protests as Livestock Disease Crisis Deepens</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/french-farmers-protests-disease-crisis-intensifies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Farmers Step Up Protests as Livestock Disease Crisis Deepens Farmers in Isère and Ariège have ramped]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Farmers Announce New Protests in January: Anger Over Trade Deals and Disease Control Measures</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/farmers-protests-france-january-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<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>Giorgia Meloni Shakes Up EU Summit, Delays Ukraine Loan Plan and Mercosur Deal</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/meloni-disrupts-eu-summit-ukraine-loan-mercosur-delay/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Challenges the EU Status Quo What began as a routine]]></description>
		
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		<title>EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Postponed Amid Massive Farmer Protests and French Pressure</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/eu-mercosur-agreement-delayed-french-pressure-farmer-protests/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Faces Another Delay The long-awaited EU-Mercosur trade deal—a pact in negotiation for more]]></description>
		
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