Mass protests all over the country took place on Bastille Day, the anniversary of the 1789 storming of the notorious Paris dungeon that kicked off the French revolution. In Paris, police fired tear gas to suppress the demonstrators. Photos and video from the capital showed protesters erecting barricades from materials …
Read More »Macron delivers bad news to France: Vaccine passports, mandatory shots for health workers, AND unpopular pension reform
In a televised address on Monday, Macron announced that coronavirus vaccinations will be mandatory for healthcare workers in France, and a “health pass” proving vaccination status, or a negative test for Covid-19, will be necessary to board a train or visit restaurants, theaters, bars and cinemas from August. All French …
Read More »Macron announces French bases in Mali to begin closing in coming months amid restructuring of Sahel mission
Macron’s announcement was made on Friday during a summit with the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania), with the president saying that French bases in Mali’s Kidal, Tessalit and Timbuktu will close. The closures of the French bases in Mali are expected to commence in the …
Read More »Merkel and Macron to propose revival of EU-Russia relations & meeting with Putin – reports
French and German diplomats “wrongfooted” other EU member states at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday by proposing to invite Putin to a summit with the bloc’s leaders, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing “people with knowledge of the discussions.” According to FT, Merkel wants to revive EU relations …
Read More »Amid ‘sausage war’ spat with BoJo, France’s Macron asks UK not to ‘waste time’ with Brexit controversies
“My wish is that we succeed collectively in putting into action what we signed several months ago,” Macron told a press conference after a meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday. “Let’s not waste time with controversies that are created in corridors and backrooms.” Presumably, the controversy Macron referenced was partly …
Read More »French man jailed for 4 months after slapping President Macron
The 28-year-old suspect appeared before court on Thursday. The hearings were heavily fast-tracked, coming only two days after the slapping incident. Tarel was accused of an assault on a public official, with the offense carrying a maximum of three years in jail and a hefty fine of up to €45,000. …
Read More »Man who slapped Macron is medieval LARP geek who lives with his mother – French media
Tarel has been named in news reports as the man who was caught on camera shouting “Down with Macron-ism!” and slapping Macron in the face on Tuesday as the president visited Drome. Tarel was soon tackled and arrested, along with his friend ‘Arthur C.’, with police subsequently searching both of …
Read More »2 arrested after incident that has seen French President Emmanuel Macron SLAPPED IN FACE (VIDEO)
Macron was visiting the department of Drome in southeastern France when the incident happened. The president was meeting restaurateurs and students to discuss the nation’s recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. At some point, he decided to approach a crowd of onlookers in the village of Tain-l’Hermitage. A video circulating on …
Read More »Macron recognizes France’s ‘overwhelming responsibility’ for 1994 Rwandan genocide, asks survivors for ‘gift of forgiveness’
Speaking on Thursday during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, President Emmanuel Macron accepted his country’s part in the genocide during a solemn speech. He said that France “was not an accomplice” to the genocide but was responsible. The president said that France did not listen to those who …
Read More »Sanctions against Russia just aren’t working, says French President Macron, calling for dialogue & review of EU’s stance on Moscow
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Macron said that “with Russia, the policy of progressive sanctions on frozen situations is no longer an effective policy.” “I think that we are at a moment of truth in our relationship with Russia, which should lead us to rethink the terms of …
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