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Yellow vests election aim could help France’s Macron
The yellow vests aim to run 79 candidates for the European Parliament elections in May
FranceFrance-Germany treaty will not reverse future tension
Germany-France treaty will mostly reiterate old aspirations and fail to add substance to future bilateral cooperation
GermanyFrance’s ‘yellow vest’ strategy will be risky
Macron will launch the three-month ''great national debate'' aimed at addressing 'yellow vest' grievances
FranceEU-Iran payment scheme to focus on humanitarian trade
The new special purpose payment system will initially be used for humanitarian trade with Iran
EUProtest support further damages France-Italy relations
Rome's support for the 'yellow vest' movement will alienate Paris and worsen France-Italy relations
FranceSupport for France’s protest movement remains strong
According to the latest poll, 55% of French people support the yellow vest movement despite recent concessions
FranceUnrest will complicate Macron’s reform agenda
France’s prolonged failure to create jobs and opposition to current reforms will hobble Macron’s presidency
FranceEU fiscal concessions question euro-area solidarity
The EU is to allow France and Italy to overspend in their 2019 budgets
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