France wants EU law changes 'this week' to help protesting farmers -minister
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FILE PHOTO: French Agriculture and Food Safety Minister Marc Fesneau leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS - France wants a decision this week to change EU nature law regulations regarding agricultural surfaces which have to remain fallow under new biodiversity rules, in order to help the country's farmers, said French farming minister Marc Fesneau on Monday.
Fesneau also told France 2 TV that the government, under pressure from nationwide farmers' protests, was still working on other concessions they could give to farmers in the coming 48 hours to improve their working conditions. REUTERS
