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The executive castigates “punitive ecology” and attracts criticism from the left

2024-02-02T18:49:32.840Z

Highlights: The executive castigates “punitive ecology” and attracts criticism from the left. Emmanuel Macron undertakes to “pause” a certain number of environmental standards, starting with a plan to reduce pesticides. The announcements had the merit for the government of convincing the main agricultural unions, who immediately demanded the lifting of the blockages. As of Thursday evening, the main highway blockades had been lifted. Gabriel Attal's speech, on the other hand, was viewed very negatively by the parties.


DECRYPTION - To respond to the anger of farmers, Emmanuel Macron undertakes to “pause” a certain number of environmental standards, starting with a plan to reduce pesticides.


“Ecology of solutions”

versus

punitive ecology

.

This is the


policy formulated by the government to respond to the anger of farmers, which has been expressed for two weeks throughout France.

Beyond specific financial aid, the “solutions” proposed by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, essentially consist of loosening the grip of environmental standards.

In particular, he decided to

“pause”

the fourth Écophyto plan, which must ratify the European objective of a 50% reduction in the use of pesticides by 2030 compared to the 2015-2017 period and support the release of glyphosate.

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The announcements had the merit for the government of convincing the main agricultural unions, who immediately demanded the lifting of the blockages.

The slogan was rather followed.

As of Thursday evening, the main highway blockades had been lifted.

Gabriel Attal's speech, on the other hand, was viewed very negatively by the parties...

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Source: lefigaro

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