Dossier
pesticide bill
Coverage of pesticide bill in the Nexus archive.
- French President Macron refuses minister’s resignation after dispute over pesticide bill
French President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept the resignation of environmental transition minister Monique Barbut, who opposed a controversial bill allowing temporary exemptions for pesticides harmful to bees. The legislation permits the use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, restricted in France but permitted under EU rules, on crops like sugar beet and apples.
- France: Environment minister quits over pesticide bill
France's environment minister Monique Barbut resigned in protest against the reintroduction of pesticides linked to health and bee population harm. President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept her resignation.