- Jul 23
French ecology minister Monique Barbut reverses resignation after Macron guarantees on pesticides law
Monique Barbut, France's ecological transition minister, withdrew her resignation on Wednesday after President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept it and offered new environmental guarantees, following a dispute over pesticide reintroduction in the agricultural emergency law.
- Jul 22
French ecology minister Monique Barbut quits as parliament brings back two pesticides banned in France
Monique Barbut, France's Ecological Transition minister, intends to resign after the government declined to block a parliamentary amendment reintroducing two neonicotinoid pesticides prohibited nationally but still permitted across the European Union.
