On Monday evening, Macron, in his address to the nation, spoke about a number of measures aimed at resolving the social and economic crisis that had provoked a wave of protests and declared an emergency economic and social rule. The French President promised to raise the minimum wage, presented a plan to support the retired receiving less than 2,000 euros, and asked the company to pay a yearly bonus to the employees.
“The decision to impose an emergency economic and social rule, voiced by the head of France on the occasion of “yellow vests” movement, is caused by the desire to reduce tensions a little bit. But it is obvious that the announced economic measures will not be enough,” said Zhelezniak
Sergei Vladimiroviсh
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As the parliamentarian added, French citizens demand attention to the accumulated domestic issues and preservation of the country's national identity from the country's leadership.
“They don’t want to pay out of their pockets the Brussels vague policy and pan-European problems that threaten to grow even more due to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the anti-European demarches of [US President Donald] Trump,” Zhelezniak believes.
The parliamentarian also stressed that the situation in France is a continuation of the request of the peoples of Europe for the sovereignty and independence of the policies of their national states.
The protests of the ”yellow vests“, that initially opposed the increase in the petrol prices and then expressed their dissatisfaction with the social situation in France, began on 17 November. Mass protests that take place on Saturdays are accompanied by conflicts with police, pogroms, and arson of cars, destruction of shops and banks.
