Segolene Royal insists on her criticism of Spanish tomatoes and denounces "unfair competition". With unequal laws, Royal pointed out, "we will always be competing with countries with environmental, health or social standards" Royal has used as "proof" of the difference in regulatory standards that the French Government announced on Thursday the suspension of a plan that advocated progressively reducing the use of pesticides, within a battery of measures with which the authorities seek to appease the unrest.

of farmers in the midst of a wave of mobilizations.