Posted on 07/02/2019 6:38:15 PM PDT by Aquamarine
Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron defended a huge trade deal agreed by the European Union and four South American countries and warned against "neo-protectionism", as farmers and environmentalists step up their resistance to the accord.
The deal announced Friday by the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay is the largest ever struck by the European Union.
It covers markets that total approximately 780 million consumers representing a quarter of global GDP.
Speaking in Brussels late Tuesday, Macron defended the agreement, despite a government spokeswoman earlier saying France was not yet rushing to ratify the trade deal.
He warned against what he termed "neo-protectionist" attitudes, which would refuse reciprocity and exchange.
"We are not protectionists," he said when asked about the issue.
"Those who say that any trade agreement is bad, tell me in such cases how they will dress, eat, move," he said, adding: "A trade deal is not bad in itself".
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This deal could cause the break up of the EU.
Macron is like that guy that was in my White House...if its bad for his country, he’ll rush to do it...
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