France violence: President Emmanuel Macron to hold meeting today
Paris, Dec 10 (IBNS): As France witnessed another round of protests over the weekend, country's President Emmanuel Macron will meet trade unions and employers' organisations on Monday.
According to reports, he will meet the organisation in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in the country.
Monday's meeting comes ahead of a TV address in which he is expected to announce measures in response, reported BBC.
France has witnessed massive protests over fuel tax rises, living costs and other issues in the past four weekends.
As per BBC report, about 136,000 "yellow-vest" protesters took to the streets on Saturday. More than 1,200 were taken into custody.
#8Décembre Afin d'évacuer les blessés et de lutter contre les incendies, la voie doit rester libre pour les véhicules de #secours. À tout moment, facilitez leur intervention ! pic.twitter.com/haRCFK1UBO
— Ministère de l'Intérieur (@Place_Beauvau) December 8, 2018
In the Paris city, windows were smashed, cars were burned and shops looted by demonstrators.
France on Sunday asked Donald Trump not to interfere in French politics after the US President tweeted about the protests rocking the European country, AFP reported.
Speaking to LCI television, French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said: "We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated... I say this to Donald Trump and the French president says it too: leave our nation be."
"The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting “We Want Trump!” Love France," Trump tweeted on Saturday.
"Very sad day & night in Paris. Maybe it’s time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The U.S. was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last year!" he said in a second tweet.
The anti-government demonstration in Paris turned violent as police fired tear gas on protesters on Saturday, media reports said.
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