France Moves To Ban All Protests As PM Announces Major Crackdown On Yellow Vests

France is signaling it's making preparations for a massive new crackdown on the gilets jaunes or "yellow vests" anti-government protests that have gripped the country for seven weeks. A new law under consideration could make any demonstration illegal to begin with if not previously approved by authorities, in an initiative already being compared to the pre-Maiden so-called "dictatorship law" in Ukraine.

In the name of reigning in the violence that has recently included torching structures along the prestigious Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris, and smashing through the gates of government ministry buildings, the French government appears set to enact something close to a martial law scenario prohibiting almost any protest and curtailing freedom of speech.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presented the new initiative to curtail the violence and unrest while targeting "troublemakers" and banning anonymity through wearing masks on French TV channel TF1 on Monday. He said the law would give police authority crack down on "unauthorized demonstrations" at a moment when police are already arresting citizens for merely wearing a yellow vest, even if they are not directly engaged in protests in some cases.

PM Philippe said the government would support a "new law punishing those who do not respect the requirement to declare [protests], those who take part in unauthorized demonstrations and those who arrive at demonstrations wearing face masks".

Philippe's tone during the statements was one of the proverbial "the gloves are off" as he described the onus would be on "the troublemakers, and not taxpayers, to pay for the damage caused" to businesses and property.

"Those who question our institutions will not have the last word," he added.

However, if anything the protests have grown fiercer in response to any police crackdown or violence against demonstrators.

http://www.blacklistednews.com/article/70212/france-moves-to-ban-all-protests-as-pm-announces-major-crackdown-on-yellow.html

Don't worry about France. The MSM is big on what happens overseas, but falls short when it comes to the "real trouble" Australia is in. The blacker foreign countries can be painted, the more complacent Australians become, as we move further along the road to what has been the problem in France - socialism.

I heard the Yellow Vests are organising a bank run.
They're planning to protest further by having supporters emptying their french bank accounts.
I think the UN migration compact was an attempt to stop nationalism taking any nation backwards from globalism.

Trump exited from TPP, UNESCO and the Paris agreement, all cornerstones of globalism.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

I remember someone posting this.
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" - Always post a bloody link or it's a non event - "

No problem I will do it for you.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/world/article/Yellow-vest-protesters-call-for-huge-run-on-13519942.php

French protesters want to set off bank run with withdrawals.

PARIS (AP) — Activists from a French protest movement encouraged supporters Wednesday to set off a bank run by emptying their accounts, while the government urged citizens to express their discontent in a national debate instead of weekly demonstrations disrupting the streets of Paris.

Activists from the yellow vest movement, which started with protests over fuel tax increases, recommended the massive cash withdrawals on social media. One protester, Maxime Nicolle called it the "tax collector's referendum."

"We are going to get our bread back ... You're making money with our dough, and we're fed up," Nicolle said in a video message.

The movement's adherents said they hoped the banking action will force the French government to heed their demands, especially giving citizens the right to propose and vote on new laws.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe gave details Wednesday of a "big debate" the government plans to start next week in all the regions of France.

"We want it to be rich, impartial and fruitful," Philippe said.

The debates will focus on four main topics: climate change, democratic issues, taxes and public services, the prime minister said. Anyone can propose a local event and an internet platform will provide another venue for discussion, he said.

President Emmanuel Macron proposed the debate as a way for the government to hear and to respond to the movement's central complaints.

Macron also announced 10 billion euros ($11.5 billion) worth of measures to boost the purchasing power of French households.

About 200 protesters, including trade union members and participants in the yellow vest movement, gathered Wednesday in Creteil, a Paris suburb as Macron visited a handball facility dedicated to handball gymnasium.

Hey Philip S,
Fair call, sorry and thanks for posting the link.
To be honest I can't even remember what it was I was watching on YouTube when I heard about it earlier this morning.
I was watching it on my smart tv though when I saw it, and not on my computer where I post my comments from.
It was only a little bit of info and I hadn't looked up an article.

Gov was worried so had to do this.

French police win pay rise after post-Yellow Vest go-slow

French police have won a salary boost from the government after Wednesday's go-slow to denounce being overworked, under-appreciated and underpaid. Police unions say they were overstretched during weeks of containing Yellow Vest protests.

After six hours of negotiations with unions, the French Interior Ministry announced late Wednesday that it had agreed to boost police pay.

“This agreement (…) paves the way for an improvement and a modernisation of work conditions and police officers’ incomes”, interior minister Christophe Castaner said in a statement.

From January, police officers will see their salaries go up by 40 euros, and then up to 120 euros per month, and even 150 euros for the most senior officers by the end of 2019, according to the Unité-SGP Police union.

"It is a big step forward," Yves Lefebvre, the union's secretary general said following meetings with the interior minister.

The concessions come after several police unions urged officers to walk out and handle only emergencies on Wednesday.

France's national police have long complained about being overworked, under-appreciated and underpaid.

Increasing demands

Demands on the police service have increased since the Yellow Vest protests began five weeks ago, and following a deadly attack last week near the Strasbourg Christmas market that killed five people.

The government will also begin negotiations on the huge backlog of overtime pay, with unions saying they are owed a collective 275 million euros, but details have yet to be worked out.

Despite the concessions, some police are still calling for a protest Thursday near the Champs-Elysees, a flashpoint of recent rioting.

Earlier in the week, authorities had proposed a 300-euro bonus for the 111,000 police and army officers deployed during the Yellow Vest protests, at an estimated cost of 33.3 million euros.

However, with the recent pay hikes, the government now says the bonus will be reserved only for administrative employees and technicians.

http://en.rfi.fr/france/20181220-French-police-win-pay-rises-after-post-Yellow-Vest-protests