https://medium.com/@maryclareod11/what-macrons-reforms-say-about-european-labor-840526ecf746
In August this time last year, came the first of a wave of protests against labor reforms from then newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron.
(Protesters taking to the streets in France by the hundreds of thousands since last year. Source: The Nation)
Macron’s response to protesters was delivered at a speech in Athens, announcing to the world he would not “yield anything, to either the lazy, the cynics, or the extremists.”
Back in early 2017 many considered Macron a savior for an ailing European economy. The hope was understandable: a charismatic young leader could unite the EU, and rebuild the union’s moral after the harsh blow of Brexit.