Editorial: El Mundo

• French farmers accuse Macron and the rise of Le Pen in the polls.
• Macron responds to the crisis with a sovereign retreat, incompatible with his pro-European stance.
• Protesters accuse Spain and Italy of less strict phytosanitary standards and selling at lower prices.
• The new Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, accuses of 'unfair competition' and asks for EU changes to protect French farmers.
• The argument that Spanish and Italian products have worse environmental standards is false, as they comply with the same EU standards.
• Crisis management in France shows the risk of using anti-European rhetoric to solve national problems.

Conclusion: This strategy weakens cohesion in the EU and benefits the far-right looking to shatter it.

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