INTERVIEW
France has decided to block the ratification of the trade treaty between the European Union and the Mercosur countries, including Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. "This agreement with Mercosur is not a good agreement," said Minister of Agriculture Didier Guillaume, invited from Europe 1, Wednesday. "This is not a good agreement on the environmental aspect, we saw it this summer, and it is not a good agreement on the food and agricultural aspects", slice it.
Ceta, "a good agreement"
On the other hand, the Minister of Agriculture considers Ceta, the trade agreement between the European Union and Canada, "as a good agreement". "We checked it out, we put independent expert commissions to do it, and what may seem a bit crazy is that the agreement has been in place for two years now and for two years it has not been not distorted all the markets. "
Faced with the concern of many French people about the possible importation of less-known products in terms of food security, Didier Guillaume wants to be reassuring: "What we want to do with Ceta, is to check with our services. check that there is no food in France that we do not want to consume. "