French President Emmanuel Macron faced protests from activists during his speech at the Nexus Institute in The Hague. transmits BFMTV. According to the channel, the speech of the president of the Fifth Republic about his vision for the future of the European Union was interrupted by shouts from the audience.
As noted, activists began asking Macron where French democracy was, why France was not complying with the climate agreement, and told the president that no one would listen to him as millions protested on the streets of French cities. In addition to shouting, several protesters unfurled a banner reading “Head of violence and hypocrisy”.
BFMTV highlights that in the background of the action, Macron promised to answer any questions about controversial reforms, including pension reforms. The French President paid special attention to the fact that while the retirement age is planned to be raised to 64 in the Fifth Republic, this figure is already “much higher” in the Netherlands.
More than 60% of former French residents ill-treatment to Macron.