An Elysée official said Macron and the government had concluded there is “unanimous political rejection” of the trade deal in France and “the benefits of the agreement are not such that they would justify putting agricultural sectors at risk.”
The agreement has long been opposed across the political spectrum in France and faced furious pushback from farmers. Tractors again rolled into Paris to protest the deal on Thursday, rallying in front of the National Assembly, the country’s lower chamber.
France welcomed the EU’s recent moves to make the deal more palatable — which…
