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EU Slams Concessions to Yellow Vests, Demands Macron Deliver Progressive Agenda

Emmanuel Macron has “lost authority” after offering concessions to protesters, the European Commission has complained, urging the French president to plough ahead with “crucial” neoliberal reforms.

Virginia Hale

27 Dec 2018, 10:10 AM PST

EU Commissioner of Digital Economy & Society Gunther Oettinger gives a joint press with the EU Commission president after a college meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Italian Govt Source Claims Macron Behind EU Pressure to ‘Punish’ Italy

An unnamed Italian government minister has claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron is the driving force behind pressure from the European Union against Italy, saying that the French leader is ultimately pushing for sanctions.

Chris Tomlinson

17 Nov 2018, 1:09 AM PST