With massive civil unrest overwhelming many parts of French society, President Emmanuel Macron made a televised speech to the nation attempting to calm the anger. Macron declared a social and economic state of emergency and attempted to stop the ongoing Yellow Vest protests by announcing a special year-end bonus. In addition to the year-end bonus, […]
Macron Raises Minimum Wage…
French MPs to Launch ‘No Confidence Vote’ Against Unpopular Macron…
French Members of Parliment are set to launch a No Confidence vote against Emmanuel Macron as the President has become plagued by plummeting popularity poll numbers and nationwide unrest. The vote will stem from left-wing opposition parties, such as the French Socialist Party, far-left Defiant France, and the Communist Party, who have all agreed to […]
Macron Folds: France Suspends Fuel Tax Hike After “Yellow Vest” Riots…
With his popularity rating at record lows (recent polls put it at around 26%, on par with Hollande), his capital city burning and the populists he defeated during his stunning electoral victory last year making serious electoral inroads, French President Emmanuel Macron finally caved, and on Tuesday ordered a six month suspension of planned ‘fuel […]
Never Forget: CIA Espionage Orders for the 2012 French Presidential Election…
All major French political parties were targeted for infiltration by the CIA’s human (“HUMINT”) and electronic (“SIGINT”) spies in the seven months leading up to France’s 2012 presidential election. The revelations are contained within three CIA tasking orders published today by WikiLeaks as context for its forth coming CIA Vault 7 series. Named specifically as […]
280,000 Protest Fuel Tax in France…
Over 280,000 people took to the roads and streets in France this weekend to protest higher prices at the pump caused by a higher taxes on fuels that are part of Emmanuel Macron’s government’s plan to fight the effects of climate change. According to a Reuters report on the events, the regular French drivers don’t […]
France’s Macron Warns Europe of a Return to 1930s…
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Europe of a return to the 1930s because of the spread of a nationalist “leprosy” across the continent, in a newspaper interview. He also warned that Europe risked losing its sovereignty if it is “pushed around by foreign powers.” “I am struck by similarities between the times we live […]
Angela Merkel: Europe Can’t Rely on U.S. for Protection, Must ‘take fate into its own hands’…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe can’t count on the U.S. military for protection anymore. “It’s no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us,” Merkel said in a speech alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Bloomberg reported. “Rather, Europe needs to take its fate into its own hands. That’s […]
Joint Statement from PM May, Chancellor Merkel and President Macron…
First Lady Releases Menu, Details for Macron’s State Visit…
The White House on Monday revealed the menu, entertainment and other details of the first state visit of the Trump administration in anticipation of the French president’s arrival. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife will stay in Washington, D.C., to start the week. The couple will join President Trump and first lady Melania Trump […]
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