by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry | Oct 1, 2017 | Opinion
The first street protests against Emmanuel Macron’s proposed labor-market reforms have been underwhelming. Several major unions stayed away. Estimates of the turnout varied — from 223,000, according to fairly reliable police figures, to 500,000, according to the...
by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry | Jun 20, 2017 | Opinion
French President Emmanuel Macron’s astonishingly fast rise to the top means it’s still hard to know how he will govern on many issues. With a background in finance and economics, many assume his focus will be on domestic policy; after all, the new French...