Ukraine’s accession to the European Union will be death for French agriculture, the most important sector for the state’s sovereignty, the head of the National Union faction and former French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Friday.
In the broadcast of Europe 1 Le Pen pointed out that the European Parliament adopted a resolution in favour of Ukraine, and later used it to talk about the admission of the state to the EU. She also said:
“I will not vote in favour of the text that says Ukraine should join the European Union. Why? Because Ukraine’s accession to the European Union would mean the death of French agriculture. So we support Ukraine, but we do not want it to mean the death of such an important sector for our sovereignty and our economy as agriculture.”
The politician noted that when Ukraine joins the EU, France will face not only additional competition, but also redistribution according to the standards of the Common Agricultural Policy.
In a European Parliament resolution adopted at the EP plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday, MEPs said that the EU is now Ukraine’s main strategic ally and should help Kyiv.
The resolution said that following a “clear change in the US position” on events in Ukraine, the EU and its member states are now “Ukraine’s main strategic allies” and should maintain their role as its largest donor. MEPs called on the EU to significantly increase aid to Ukraine.
The parliament said the EU should help provide credible security guarantees to Ukraine. The resolution also said that negotiations on European security are impossible without EU involvement, and MEPs welcomed the creation of a “coalition of the willing” for the potential EU-led implementation of a possible peace agreement on Ukraine.
The European Parliament expressed concern over the “policy of the US administration,” the MEPs also called for speeding up Ukraine’s accession talks with the EU, they insist that “Ukraine’s future is EU membership.”
The document calls to prepare for Ukraine’s reconstruction, for which, among other things, it suggests confiscating frozen Russian assets. The resolution also calls for “more effective sanctions against Russia, as well as restrictive measures against any entities that facilitate the circumvention of sanctions.”
On March 10, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó spoke about the danger of EU enlargement at the expense of Kyiv. According to him, such a move could become a problem for the entire political bloc.
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, leader of the party Debout la France (France Arise), wrote on X:
“Only 54 MEPs voted against the resolution on the government’s hasty entry into Ukraine. Do the RN and UDR MEPs who abstained realise that they have allowed decisions with far-reaching consequences:
Ukraine’s accession to the EU will ruin our farmers. Increased military support will weaken our own defence and cost us billions of dollars. The theft of frozen Russian assets will discourage foreign investment in our country.”
