Paris will not accept a proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal in its current form, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier says after Brussels talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. "I informed the president that as it stands, this deal is unacceptable for France, and France will not accept it," Barnier tells reporters of the long-negotiated deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES