France ‘regrets’ EU move to provisionally apply Mercosur deal<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
Meanwhile, we are getting first reactions from EU member states to the provisional application of the Mercosur deal, and France \u2013 which led the opposition to the agreement \u2013 is deeply unhappy.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt is a decision that I regret,\u201d French agriculture minister Annie Genevard<\/strong> told reporters at the Salon de l\u2019Agriculture following EU chief Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not in line with the respect that should have been shown for the European Parliament\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n She denounced the provisional application as \u201cvery damaging to the functioning of our institutions and, above all, to the spirit of our European institutions,\u201d AFP reported.<\/p>\n\n