Yellow Vests

(BERLIN) — Higher salaries, better working conditions, maternity leave, minimum wage and an end to discrimination against temporary or foreign workers: These were among the concerns as hundreds of thousands of union members and labor activists rallied around …

Police fired have tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris, as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. Labour unions and so-called "yellow vest" protesters w…

Media captionParis May Day protests: Demonstrators clash with police French police have fired tear gas on masked protesters who joined large May Day demonstrations in Paris. Traditionally a union-led day of action in the country, this year's event saw both …

French police fired tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris on Wednesday as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's policies. Labour unions and so-called "yellow vest" protesters wer…

Rioting broke out in Paris today as thousands gathered for May Day protests dubbed 'Armageddon' by extremist demonstrators. Thugs from the so-called Black Bloc anti-capitalist movement were involved in running battles with police soon after 1pm, when there h…

PARIS (Reuters) - French police fired tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris on Wednesday as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies. Labor unions and so-called “yellow ve…

Thousands of trade union members and activists around the world marked May Day on Wednesday by marching in major cities, demanding better working conditions and expanding labour rights. French protesters and police clashed briefly in Paris as thousands gathe…

Interview | Climate strategy 2050 30-04-2019 Its a good thing that youngsters are getting involved in climate policy, says Jan Zahradil, the lead candidate for the European Conservatives in next months EU elections. But going too far, too fast risks causing …

On Monday evening, Didier Lallement, the freshly-appointed head of the Paris police, held a high-profile meeting with several other security-related officials to discuss the measures that need to be taken before, and on, May Day. DSPAP, the largest department…

Julien Manceaux, senior economist at ING, notes that the French GDP growth rebounded by only 0.3% in the first quarter of 2019 as the expected rebound in private consumption was absent and that weakened domestic demand. Key Quotes “Household consumption has…