French farmers disrupted highway traffic around Paris and rallied in front of parliament with their tractors on Monday, protesting against amendments filed by opposition lawmakers to a bill that would loosen environmental regulations on farming. The draft legislation proposes simplifying approvals for breeding facilities and irrigation reservoirs and re-authorising a banned neonicotinoid pesticide used in sugar beet cultivation that environmentalists say is harmful to bees. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes François Veillerette, Spokesperson for the French association Générations Futures and on the European Board of the Pesticide Action Network.
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