#FRANCE: Pres. Macron, PM Philippe To Unveil Measures To Boost Popularity In Post-Yellow Vest Era

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France’s beleaguered president is seeking to breathe new life into his plans to overhaul France’s economy now that Yellow Vest protests against him are ebbing and that his popularity is picking up.

In a speech to France’s National Assembly, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe promised a “profound change of method” as he outlined a set of measures – including tax cuts and changes to unemployment benefits – to be enacted over the remaining three years of Macron’s presidency.

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#FRANCE: Pres. Macron Plans Tax Cuts To Soothe Angry "Yellow Vest" Workers

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French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to income cut taxes for the middle class but said the French would have to work more as he outlined his response to months of "yellow vest" protests.

Thursday's move is the result of a three-month long national debate, during which Macron rolled up his sleeves to discuss issues from taxes to local democracy and decaying shopping streets with mayors, students and hard-up workers.

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#FRANCE: Macron Recalls Italian Ambassador After Italian Dep. PM Meets With "Yellow Vest" Leaders

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Pres. Emmanuel Macron’s government has recalled its ambassador from Rome as tensions between France and the Italian populist coalition continue to grow. The French removed the diplomat from the Italian capital city, citing “unprecedented attacks by the Italian government” according to a statement from the French Foreign Ministry. The move comes after Five Star Movement Party leader, and Deputy Prime Minister, Luigi Di Maio met with members of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) movement who have been protesting against Macron for the past 12 weeks.

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#FRANCE: Pres. Macron Planning High-Stakes Referendum That Could Cost Him His Job

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Pres. Emmanuel Macron is said to be considering a referendum to address key issues raised by yellow vest protesters, however, critics warn the embattled French President will "have to go" if he loses the vote. The 41-year-old leader is “considering this possibility as a way out of the yellow vest crisis," says a high-ranking government source.

It is understood a referendum is being considered for May 26, the same day as the European parliament elections, and the Elections Office has already contacted printers and paper suppliers in the event of a snap vote.

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#THENETHERLANDS: Dutch "Yellow Vest" Protesters Vowing To Weed Out The Politicians Among Them

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"Yellow Vest" protesters in the Netherlands say they are taking action to exclude "political infiltrators" from joining their marches and protests, in an attempt to be more "apolitical."  The movement's spokesman in Luxembourg Province, Zoran Starcevic, said, "If politicians want to come into our group, let them say so publicly, but not by infiltrating it with little parliamentarians or little aldermen."

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#FRANCE: Prime Min. Edouard Philippe Plans Legislation To Crack Down On "Undeclared Protests" To Combat Yellow Vest Demonstrations

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France plans to introduce legislation to toughen sanctions on undeclared protests in response to violent "yellow-vest" demonstrations, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe ahs said, in a hardening of the government's stance on the ongoing unrest.

Rioters torched motorcycles and set barricades on fire on Paris's upmarket Boulevard Saint-Germain last weekend, underscoring how protests against high living costs and President Emmanuel Macron have attracted a violent fringe.

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#FRANCE: Sec. Of Digital Media Accuses Yellow Jacket Protesters Of "#FakeNews," Conspiracies, Disinformation

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France's State Secretary for Digital Media, Mounir Mahjoubi, has criticized those using online media to spread the popular Yellow Vest uprising for using "fake news" and disinformation in their continued protests against the country's social policies. "What's dangerous about conspiracies is that it hampers sincere mobilization," Mahjoubi, who cited researchers who claim ties between the protests and the "Alt-Right" in the US and in European nations. It's been widely reported that the protesters come not only from the conservative Right, but also from France's Socialists and hard Left.

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