"The French government said it would "not stand by" and allow "illegal" actions."
"Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told France Info Radio that blocking a motorway or "attempting to gather in front of the National Assembly with all the symbolism that this entails is once again illegal," adding the government "will not allow it.""
""We are between resentment and despair. We have a feeling of abandonment, with Mercosur being an example," Stephane Pelletier a senior member of the Coordination Rurale union told the Reuters news agency beneath the Eiffel Tower."
Farmers in France drove scores of tractors into Paris before dawn, blocking roads and reaching landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Protesters overran checkpoints and entered the city while being swarmed by police. The action was largely led by the Coordination Rurale union, citing fears that the Mercosur free trade deal could flood European markets with cheaper South American imports. Farmers also objected to government-ordered culling of cows amid the spread of lumpy skin disease. EU member states were expected to vote on the trade accord the following day.
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