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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Police said 15 people were arrested.
Macron recognised that the yellow vest movement had led to many in France feeling “anger and impatience for change” and praised its “just demands”.
The demonstrations began in November of last year.
French police said more than 80 people had been arrested by mid-afternoon.
A police estimate put the turn-out at 10,500 in Paris.
Drouet was arrested for organising an unauthorised protest on the Champs-Elysees.
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The paper’s weekly magazine was accused of being reminiscent of the Nazi leader.
The tunnel has since reopened.
In one incident, a group of three officers were forced to make a hasty escape after coming under attack on the Champs-Elysees.
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said 481 people had been detained in Paris.
The protests have escalated into the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
Many of the “yellow vest” protesters have called for new protesters on Saturday
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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