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Protest of yellow vests in the south of France
France is experiencing another day of demonstrations of the movement of "yellow vests" as part of a "new social crisis "that lasts for several days. As Emanuel Macron's position is more and more fragile, we fear the consequences that this movement could have on the whole of Europe.
More than 400 people were arrested during this Saturday morning in France, and more than 700 were questioned by the authorities – about 600 in Paris – according to the figures of the World, as part of the demonstrations of movement of yellow vests.
The revolt reflects an "unprecedented social crisis" in France, according to the newspaper, at a time when tensions are beginning to worry about other member states of the European Union ( EU), fearing that the movement will spread beyond French borders.
In Brussels, in the heart of the EU, a small sample of "Yellow Vests" also manifested, prompting police intervention with water cannons and grenades and more than 100 arrests according to the data of correspondents of TSF in the Belgian capital.
In German ha, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and Serbia, there were also vacant posts in the last days against yellow jackets as a mark of the struggle against governmental measures in areas as different as the increase in fuel taxes, migration policies or the ban on the most polluting diesel vehicles.
But if there is no connection between these movements, Europe fears more and more that yellow vests are decisive. for the near future of the Old Continent, because elections to the European Parliament are in preparation
"The seizure of political power in Europe"
The position of Emmanuel Macron is more and more weakened and its internal crisis "poses a threat to the whole of Europe ", says the editorialist The Guardian Natalie Nougayrède in an article d & # 39; opinion.
Nougayrede notes that the protests It is the France which likes the extremists of right and left, defenders of the Brexit in the United Kingdom on the extreme right of Marine Le Pen, while pbading by the followers of Matteo Salvini in Italy, considering that they all aspire to "and the chaos in the liberal democracies."
"The price that the extremists seek is a drawn from the political power of Europe in the elections to the European Parliament next May, "warns the columnist.
On the other hand, in Germany, the financial aspects of the EU are the most worrying, knowing that the "yellow vests" are a disaster for the finances of Europe as underlined by
In an article entitled "The Revolt", the FAZ underlines Germany's concern over the withdrawal already expressed by the French Government in the tax measures announced as a result of manifestations
1 9459009] "the beginning of the end" of "all initiatives of reform and reorganization of public finances" that the EU, with the head of the German government, points out, indicates the journal
Macron was mainly in Germany, the last hope of "modernizing France and at the same time to rebuild Europe ", but he runs the risk of "going bankrupt" before a large majority of French hostile
"After Britain, it's France that disappears as a reliable European partner of Germany, "said FAZ, lamenting that" the country succumbs to a "yellow fever" – with no hope of a quick cure. "
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