Editorial: Le Monde

• There exists a 'French agricultural exception' that has implications for the current government priorities and commitments as highlighted by Gabriel Attal.
• Recent governmental moves to resolve the agrarian crisis feature concessions to the demands of trade unions at the cost of Emmanuel Macron's ecological, European, and budgetary commitments.
• A 'do it all' approach compromises Macron's promise of an ecological five-year term.
• The pause on the Ecophyto plan, aiming to halve pesticide use by 2030, indicates a lack of consistency with ecological goals.
• The agrarian crisis has forced Macron to gamble his political capital at the European level, particularly in the negotiation of the free trade agreement with Mercosur.
• Once again, agriculture turns out to be a costly expenditure in terms of subsidies and assistance.

Conclusion: Even though containing the agrarian crisis through granting demands and incremental public expenditure, the government's strategy could prove counterproductive in the long term. The lack of consistency regarding ecological and budgetary commitments might hurt government policy credibility and efficacy.

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