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France's Macron reeling as tough stance against 'yellow vests' backfires
Macron’s government has been shaken by the unrest, caught off-guard when in November the yellow vests began blocking roads, occupying highway tollbooths and staging violent invasions of Paris and other cities on weekends.
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Clashes erupt in Paris as ‘yellow vests’ protest at unrepentant Macron
The latest ‘yellow vest’ marches began peacefully but degenerated in the afternoon as protesters threw missiles at riot police blocking bridges over the Seine.
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Business worries for France ahead of new 'yellow vest' protests
A fall in economic growth, which would hit tax receipts, would exacerbate the government's budget problems.
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'Yellow vests' denounce Macron speech as 'charade'
'Nonsense,' 'a charade', 'a bluff' and 'a drop in the ocean,' were among the immediate reactions that greeted the head of state's televised speech Monday evening announcing an increase in the minimum wage and a range of other financial measures.
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Macron unveils new measures in bid to end 'yellow vest' revolt
In a 15-minute televised speech from the Elysee Palace, a sombre-looking president told the nation, 'I accept my share of responsibility' for the crisis.
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What options for Macron in taming 'yellow vest' rebellion?
After already abandoning the anti-pollution fuel tax hikes that sparked the protests, what else can he do to defuse the anger of the 'yellow vests'?
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Macron to make 'important announcements' in coming week - spokesman
This is following a day of violent nationwide “yellow vest” protests against the high cost of living.
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France drops fuel tax hike as 'yellow vest' anger persists
The Macron administration is struggling to defuse the anger driving the “yellow vest” protests, as it reels from the worst riots seen in central Paris in five decades last Saturday.
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French farmers to protest as Macron battles ‘yellow vest’ movement
The farmers’ grievances include financial charges on their operations, the head of the main agricultural union said.
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Trump mocks Macron again over French fuel tax protests
Earlier this week, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe decided to suspend planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests.
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Macron makes U-turn on fuel-tax increases in face of 'yellow vest' protests
In announcing the decision, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said anyone would have 'to be deaf or blind' not to see or hear the roiling anger on the streets over the policy.
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French govt holds crisis talks after 'yellow vest' riots
Macron also saw the wreckage of burnt-out cars and damaged buildings from rioting at other sites, where he praised the police but was also booed by sections of the crowd.
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Macron leads crisis meeting after anti-government riots
Paris police said 412 people were arrested on Saturday during the worst clashes for years in the capital and 378 were still in custody.
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Macron vows to stay course on climate after France protests
Emmanuel Macron said he had heard the anger expressed by the protests and would seek to bolster people's spending power but refused to change course from trying to make France greener.
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Hard choices as Macron charts France's energy future
The 10-year blueprint comes as Macron is facing fractious 'yellow vest' protests by French citizens' angry over a string of yearly fuel tax increases to finance green initiatives, which Macron has indicated will continue.
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Macron to address nation after violent Paris protests
Paris was counting the cost of clashes between police and demonstrators Sunday on the Champs-Elysees where barricades were set on fire and luxury shop windows smashed.
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Macron advised to return looted African art treasures
Calls have been growing in Africa for the restitution of its cultural treasures, but French law strictly forbids the government from ceding state property.
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Macron, Merkel aim to present united stance in Trump era
At their second meeting in a week, the two are expected to once again raise the idea of establishing a European army as a symbol of a united continent, a proposal that has raised Trump's hackles.
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Macron's popularity falls to 25 percent: poll
Thirty-four percent were "mostly dissatisfied" while 39% were "very dissatisfied", according to the poll.
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French protesters rail against Macron's fuel taxes with road blocks
Dozens of people were also injured, as drivers tried to get around stoppages, after protesters in a grassroots protest movement dubbed the 'yellow vests' took to motorway slip roads, tunnel entrances or airport access roads.
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Leaders of France and Germany in poignant show of unity 100 years after WW1
More than 3 million French and German troops were among an estimated 10 million soldiers who died in the Great War of 1914-1918.
