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French Farmers Protest Cattle Culling Amid Trade Deal Tensions

12/25/2025

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French farmers protested on the A64 motorway on Christmas Eve against the government's cattle-culling policy to control lumpy skin disease.
President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with farmers' union leaders on Tuesday, their first talks since the protests began.
The protests reflect broader tensions related to a controversial free trade deal and the government's management of the disease outbreak.

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French farmers protested on the A64 motorway on Christmas Eve against the government's cattle-culling policy to control lumpy skin disease.
President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with farmers' union leaders on Tuesday, their first talks since the protests began.
The protests reflect broader tensions related to a controversial free trade deal and the government's management of the disease outbreak.