Macron talks environment minister out of quitting over pesticide U-turn

RFI English reports that France's environment minister Monique Barbut submitted her resignation over a bill proposing to reintroduce pesticides that harm bees. President Emmanuel Macron talked her out of leaving her post, and she's staying, given the urgency of climate action.

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