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PARIS (AP) — French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests on Monday targeting the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Backed by their government, they argue the deal threatens their livelihoods by allowing a surge of South American agricultural imports produced under less stringent environmental standards. A partial EU-Mercosur deal, with many of the parts that French farmers find unsavory, could be agreed over their heads since France does not hold veto power. Other nations like Germany and Spain would like to see a far-reaching deal with their South American counterparts. French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard has publicly opposed the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, citing risks of deforestation and health concerns linked to hormone-treated meat.

Persons: Villacoublay, ”, Jean, Noël, Luis Planas Puchades, Annie Genevard, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: PARIS, EU, Mercosur, European Union, French, South American, Spanish Farm, North, TF1, South, Farmers, Associated Press Locations: Paris, Velizy, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, France, EU, Germany, Spain, Mercosur, European, Auch, Agen, Europe, South America, South American

Macron's opponents are seizing on the farmers' demonstrations to bash his government's record ahead of European elections in June. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose National Rally party is polling strongly, blamed free-trade agreements, imports and bureaucracy for farmers' economic woes. Roads hit Thursday morning by drive-slows included a highway west of the French capital and seat of power. “We are getting progressively closer to Paris,” farmer David Lavenant said to broadcaster BFM-TV. In recent weeks, farmers have staged protests in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania.

Persons: Gabriel Attal, Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le, ”, David Lavenant, Ursula von der Leyen, von der Locations: Paris, Agen, France, Brussels, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Romania

France's own hefty nuclear power sector - which generates over 60% of the country's electricity - is clearly a key beneficiary of the allowances made by lawmakers as part of the deal which aggressively lifts EU renewable energy usage targets. But all of Europe's nuclear power producers may get a lift from the new deal, which allows for certain non-emitting nuclear facilities to bypass rules relating to hydrogen production. In addition, the EU's apparent acceptance that nuclear power is a key source of low-carbon energy will likely further shore up support for nuclear power. Beyond France, several European countries rely on nuclear power to generate a substantial share of electricity, including Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Belgium and Bulgaria. The nuclear sector still has plenty of opponents, who point to decades-long construction times and multi-billion dollar price tags as key reasons why cheaper and quicker-to-build renewable sources may be a better fit for Europe's energy needs.

Persons: Regis, France's, Gavin Maguire, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, European Union, Beyond, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Agen, Toulouse, France, LITTLETON , Colorado, Europe, Ukraine, Beyond France, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany

☆ US approves temporary nuclear waste storage in New Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Timothy Gardner | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said the license authorizes private company Holtec to store 500 canisters holding nearly 8,700 metric tonnes of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants for 40 years. Opponents of nuclear power say the government does not yet have a permanent fix for the waste that can be toxic for hundreds of thousands of years. It bans storage of the waste, until the state agrees to handle it and until the federal government figures out permanent storage. The Biden administration prefers a consent-based siting of nuclear waste facilities in which local communities are involved in the site selection process. The NRC issued a license in 2021 to Interim Storage Partners LLC for a proposed storage site in Andrews, Texas, but the company has not started construction.

☆ France shocked by second schoolgirl rape and murder in a month
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Flowers and toys are displayed in front of a school following the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Tonneins, France, November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent WestPARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - France was shocked by the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in the south of the country, just weeks after the brutal killing of a 12-year-old girl in Paris. Police on Friday arrested a 31-year-old man suspected of raping and killing the girl, named Vanesa, after forcing her into his car as she left school in Tonneins, France that day. The murder comes just weeks after France was rocked by the brutal killing of a 12-year-old girl named Lola, whose battered body was found in a suitcase outside her Paris home. The main suspect in that case, a 24-year-old woman, has been accused of murder, rape and acts of torture.

☆ Fundașul echipei Manchester City, Aymeric Laporte, va juca pentru naționala Spaniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Fundașul echipei Manchester City, Aymeric Laporte, va juca pentru naționala Spaniei.FIFA a aprobat demersul care permite ca fundaşul francez să poată evolua pentru "Furia Roja" cu efect imediat".Astfel, jucătorul născut în Franţa, la Agen, va putea îmbrăca tricoul naționalei Spaniei chiar la Campionatul European, care va începe în mai puțin de o lună.Deşi e francez prin naştere, Aymeric Laporte avea un străbunic basc şi astfel a ajuns, în 2012, la Athletic Bilbao, unde, la un moment dat, era singurul străin din lot. Anterior, el a fost junior la un club din regiunea franceză a Ţării Bascilor, Bayonne, şi apoi la Basconia, înainte de a ajunge pe San Mames.La 30 ianuarie 2018, jucătorul a fost transferat de Manchester City de la Bilbao, în schimbul sumei record atunci pentru "citadini", de 65 de milioane de euro.Laporte a fost al doilea cel mai scump fundaş din istorie, după ce Liverpool a plătit, în aceeaşi lună a anului 2018, clubului Southampton 84 de milioane de euro pentru olandezul Virgil Van Dijk.Jucătorul de 26 de ani, care a evoluat de 19 ori pentru naţionala de tineret a Franţei, a fost convocat de trei ori la prima reprezentativă a "cocoşului galic", dar nu a jucat niciun minut, astfel că acum este eligibil de a evolua pentru prima reprezentativă spaniolă.Înainte de ajunge la Campionatul European, Laporte mai are șanse să câștige și trofeul Ligii Campionilor.Echipa sa de club, Manchester City, va juca finala cu Chelsea pe 29 mai la Porto. Meciul va fi transmis în direct pe PRIME cu începere de la ora 22:00.

Persons: San, Virgil Van Organizations: Manchester City, Spaniei.FIFA, European, Athletic Bilbao, Liverpool, Southampton 84, Chelsea Locations: Franţa, Agen, Spaniei, naştere, Ţării Bascilor, Bayonne, Bilbao, Porto

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