France's environment minister, Monique Barbut, will remain in her post, given the "urgency" to act on climate change, after submitting her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron over a bill to reintroduce…

The legislation allows for the use of a banned pesticide in certain instances and doubles the water storage allowance for farmers.

Opposée à la réintroduction de l'acétamipride et du flupyradifurone dans l'agriculture, Monique Barbut présentera sa démission à Emmanuel Macron mercredi.