Last week, France’s Yellow Vest movement entered its 23rd week. While the movement’s ranks have thinned, the government’s reaction to hasten its demise have been Orwellian. On Saturday, things got worse.
The French parliament restricts the right to protest
In a desperate attempt to push back against the “yellow vest” demonstrations in France, President Emmanuel Macron and his party are restricting the right to protest.
¿Por qué los chalecos amarillos no pueden ofrecer soluciones a los problemas económicos de Francia?
“Victoire”. Desde muchos puntos de vista, las protestas de chalecos amarillos de Francia han sido las más exitosas de su tipo en décadas. Esto se debe a que lograron directamente derogar una medida política específica. Para muchas protestas, podríamos atribuir algún tipo de efecto a sus cantos y tambores, pero también suponemos que fue solo […]
[Video] It’s time for Macron to go
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m giving my view on why French president Emmanuel Macron needs to go.
EU institutions are back from their holidays, and so are Macron’s demands
Brussels has woken back up; but it’s not only the trams and metros that are seeing themselves filled to the last remaining standing spot, the political machinery has also been rebooted. For French president Emmanuel Macron, the pitch is out for his EU reforms; but unlike last time, the EU now has other priorities.
Macron is right: the French welfare system is a ludicrous expenditure
French president Emmanuel Macron had to endure significant criticism this week for implying that French welfare expenditure is “insane.” Instead of going after him for telling the truth, French people should hold Macron accountable for the fact that he is doing nothing to end it.
[REPORTAGE] Wat ass d’Zukunft vun Europa?
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 23. Mee ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: Enn Mäerz d’nächst Joer wäert Groussbritannien d’Europäesch Union verloossen. Fir sech op d’Zukunft vun der EU nom Brexit ze preparéieren, invitéiert d’Europäescht Parlament Staats- a Regierungschefen zu Bréissel an zu […]
Emmanuel Macron is crowning himself King of Europe
“You as a political project are in denial.” Those words are now part of the EU lexicon thanks to Nigel Farage’s speech in the European Parliament following the Brexit referendum. Farage’s point: despite Brexit, the European Union was unwilling to concede that its process of centralization had gone too far.
Macron’s Congress speech: the act of dividing the house
French president Emmanuel Macron gave his long-awaited speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, part of his state visit to the United States during which he intends to get concrete concessions out of President Trump. The congressional address was his way of displaying power ahead of those negotiations.
Macron in Strasbourg: more excitement, and yet more of the same
Emmanuel Macron’s much anticipated speech in the European Parliament marked an important moment for EU leaders in Strasbourg. Finally, the king spoke to his servants, so to speak. And indeed, much has been said in recent weeks and months about Macron’s undeniable leadership in the European Union. However, has been discussed about how different the […]
