After Prime Minister Michel Barnier said the trade deal between the EU and four South American countries was 'unacceptable,' Economy Minister Antoine Armand said France was 'employing all means' to block it.

As European farmers protest against a renewed push to ratify the controversial free trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur South American trade bloc, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier

European farmers protested in Brussels on Wednesday against the EU-Mercosur free trade deal with South American countries, with farmers in neighbouring France saying they would follow suit from early next week.