PARIS, June 15 — President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday he was accelerating France’s exit from its coronavirus lockdown and that the crisis had laid bare the country’s need for greater economic independence. In a televised address to the nation, Macron promised that the €500 billion...
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with trade unions and employers’ representatives amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 4, 2020. — Reuters pic
Restaurants and cafes in Paris will be allowed to reopen fully from today, he said, the same day France lifts restrictions at its borders for European Union travellers, bringing sorely needed relief for the hospitality industry. The coronavirus has killed more than 29,300 people in France and forced Macron, a former investment banker, to suspend his economic and social reform drive aimed at spurring growth, creating jobs and deregulating the economy.
The global outpouring of anger has forced France to confront allegations from ethnic minorities and rights groups of racism and brutality within France’s own law enforcement agencies.
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