POLITICSJul 22 · 14:31 UTCFRANCE 24FRANCE24

France: Macron refuses environment minister's resignation over pesticide law

France's environment minister Monique Barbut submitted her resignation over a bill reintroducing controversial pesticides, but President Emmanuel Macron refused it, citing the 'urgency' to act on climate change. The decision was explained by FRANCE 24's politics editor Marc Perelman.

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