“Concern for the economic setbacks after protests”
“Concern is growing of an economic decline after the Yellow västarnas protests in France. At the same time, reports of police brutality during operations.”
“the Protests have now been going on for more than a month against president Emmanuel Macron and his policies can have a negative impact on the economic development, according to research firm IHS Market.”
“A study shows a decline in the activity of the private commercial sector in december, which is linked to the nationwide protests. It is the first decline in two and a half years, according to Eliot Kerr, an economist at IHS Market.”
“During the Saturday expected new demonstrations over large parts of the country.”
“at the same time, reports from the människorättsorganet Human Rights Watch (HRW) about the police brutality against the students, some of them children, and journalists during the protests.”
“the Police used tear gas and grenades that spread both rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.”
“the French authorities should investigate if the police really applied the right and proportionate methods and ask the police to justice, according to HRW.”
“the Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) is a loosely connected initiatives, which initially formed to protest against raising the tax on gasoline and diesel. The protests have since grown to include a more general dissatisfaction about the loss of purchasing power and the feeling that many have it harder financially, and against president Emmanuel Macron and his policies.”
“Movement have blocked roads and fuel depots, and several Saturdays in a row, tens of thousands of demonstrators taken to the streets in Paris and other French cities such as Lille and Marseille.”
