Posted on 03/29/2020 3:37:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the eurozone’s economy, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire issued a rallying cry to the nation’s supermarkets on 24 March: ‘Stock French products!’
Supermarkets in France have heeded the call for what Le Maire termed "economic patriotism". French supermarket chain Carrefour has already moved to source 95% of its fruits and vegetables from within France. The supermarket industry’s trade body told French business daily Les Echos that once fresh foreign produce runs out on French supermarket shelves, it won’t be replaced.
“Delegating our food supply […] to others is madness. We have to take back control,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.
But for a continent that has built an intricate agro-food market connected by cross-border supply chains, France’s plea to focus inwards for its food supply is a cause for concern for Brussels.
The coronavirus pandemic is already causing disruption to the agro-food sector in Europe, with potential ramifications for years to come.
Europe’s response to the pandemic began on the back foot, as Brussels scrambled to unite its member states. The bloc that so prides itself on frictionless, borderless trade and freedom of movement became fragmented as European countries re-erected their borders in a bid to slow the virus’s spread.
On 23 March, the European Commission asked member states to set up “Green Lanes”, which prioritise the passage of goods across borders with a maximum delay of 15 minutes.
Even before the pandemic, agricultural heavyweights in Europe – France, Italy and Spain – were urging the European Union to grant more protections to their national products.
Now, as the coronavirus promises to threaten those treasured national industries, countries are implementing their own measures to keep their food sectors alive, while Brussels struggles to revive the single market.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
Germany isn’t going to be happy.
And it rarely ends good when Germans are unhappy :)
LOL
Achetez le pate fois gras de France, seulement!
Buy French? yeah right! one word....Renault
And it rarely ends good when Germans are unhappy :)>>>>>>
Put a few million Germans into beer halls , all who have Covid-19 in various stages, and SOMETHING will happen.
Stampfenfeiern
Citroen is better :-)
I ran your statement through a couple of translators and “fois gras” does not translate: “Buy the foie gras from France only!”
Just curious, what does foie gras translate to?
For the French to buy French is a sign of evil nationalism. Heaven forbid.
We’ve been watching a TV show called “Black List”, where the latest villains have been nationalists. It’s like wanting to preserve your own country is a crime. It’s amazing how the swamp has its tentacles all over the place in their efforts to brainwash us.
With regards to the French, I say good, buy French. And Americans should buy Made In The USA!
goose liver
This is not going to go over well with your globalist masters
The French and the Latin countries of Europe are good at food; mechanical items, not so much. The reverse is true of the Germanic countries.
Goose liver pate
For the left, it’s fine if the Islamists spread their religion and culture far and wide, even using violence. And it is great with them if a man “identifies” as a woman or a woman “identifies” as a man. But an Italian better not want to be Italian and the French better not want to keep their culture.
I had a Citroen BX19 GTi 16V back in my 20s which used to go like it had a rocket up its arse. Great car. Couldn't be clamped either as you could lower the suspension so the wheels were recessed into the arches.
Ecusez my defective spelling du Francais.
How’s that EU working out for you?
Guess they’re learning that local gov, local control, local sourcing and commonality is maybe, just possibly, better.
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