Yellow Vests

Paris (AFP) - Thousands of trade unionists and left wing activists joined "yellow vest" protesters in Paris Saturday in rejecting French President Emmanuel Macron's proposed tax cuts as too little too late. The march in the capital, organised by the militant…

French police fired tear gas to push back protesters who tried to march towards the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Saturday, the 24th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's policies. The "yellow vest" protesters we…

PARIS (Reuters) - French police fired tear gas to push back protesters who tried to march towards the European Parliament building in the eastern city of Strasbourg on the 24th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's policies. The…

Yellow Vest protesters have taken to the streets for a 24th consecutive Saturday, with many saying French President Emmanuel Macron's proposals announced this week don't go far enough to address the plight of struggling workers. But the protesters have alr…

Protests for the 24th consecutive weekend by yellow vest (gilet jaune) demonstrators have centered on Paris and Strasbourg, part-time home to the European Parliament,just a month before European elections. By mid-day, the interior ministry said about 5,500 p…

PARIS (Reuters) - French police fired tear gas to push back protesters who tried to march toward the European Parliament building in the eastern city of Strasbourg on the 25th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies. The…

The demonstrators who assembled in Paris, Toulouse and Strasbourg on Saturday appear to signal that despite the French president’s recent concessions to the group, the Yellow Vest movement is alive and well. Oh Thursday, Macron held the first major press con…

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Will Macron's promises end Yellow Vests protests?

Paris, France - French President Emmanuel Macron addressed an angry nation on Thursday: He vowed to lower taxes, raise pensions and give more power to local governments. Above all, he said he had listened and understood.  "There are parts of society that ha…