EU-South America trade deal totters as Europe’s farmers revolt grows • FRANCE 24 English

Growing farmer protests in Europe and opposition from France have hit prospects for an EU-South America trade deal under negotiation for nearly a quarter of a century, though Brussels insisted Tuesday it was still trying to get it over the line. “The conditions required to conclude negotiations with Mercosur are not quite there yet,” acknowledged European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer. Farmers across Europe — including in France, Poland, Germany and Belgium — have been blocking roads to demand better revenues and conditions.