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France announces new measures in bid to quell farmers protests

A banner reads 'Macron answer us' as French farmers block a highway with their tractors, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France [Abdul Saboor/Reuters]

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has said he is implementing controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition” amid farmers’ protests.

In his general policy speech at the National Assembly on Tuesday, Attal told lawmakers that “the goal is clear: guaranteeing fair competition, especially so that regulations that are being applied to [French] farmers are also respected by foreign products.”

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