France’s Attal Pledges to Fight for Farmers in Reform Drive

  • Premier says he will unlock crisis support, EU funds for farms
  • French government plans more overhauls in labor, housing
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France’s Gabriel Attal pledged to continue granting concessions to protesting farmers as he seeks to move beyond a crisis that has dogged his first three weeks as prime minister.

In a speech on Tuesday detailing the government’s broader priorities for the coming months, Attal added little to measures announced in the past few days to support the agriculture industry.