FRANCE PERSPECTIVE

20 Minutes and France 24 emphasize that the deal entered into force 'provisionally' — a legal formulation that barely conceals the reality: the European Commission acted without waiting for parliamentary ratification or a judicial ruling. For France, this is a double defeat. Diplomatic first: Paris had led a coalition opposing the deal for years. Economic second: French farmers, already weakened by international competition, now face South American beef, poultry and soybeans produced under less demanding standards. France 24 reports the FNSEA farming union's reaction, calling it 'Brussels capitulation.' Against this backdrop, simultaneous 25% US tariffs on European cars illustrate the fragility of EU trade strategy, caught between Washington and South American competition.