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Anti-Duplomb law demonstrators rally outside French National Assembly

By AFP (Glomex) 8 July 2025 313 Views

Source: AFP (Glomex)

Demonstrators, including a number of ecologist and rebel MPs, gather outside France's National Assembly in Paris to protest against the Duplomb-Menonville farm bill, which is on the verge of being ratified by Parliament. The law would allow farmers, via a special derogation, to use a controversial neonicotinoid pesticide - which experts say damages the environment and in particular bees. IMAGES

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