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French President Emmanuel Macron leaves after delivering a speech on 'The presentation of the strategy for ecology transition', at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 27 2018. Macron said the government will find a way to delay tax increases on fuel during periods when world oil prices are rising. The move aims to reproduce the situation that has led to protests in recent days, some of which have become violent and even marred the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in central Paris. Behind reads: Change together. (Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP)

EDITORIAL: France’s fuel-tax follies

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

French President Emmanuel Macron inspects the honor guards during a military parade in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris, France, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool Photo via AP)

France’s Macron tries to ease popular anger over gas prices

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Demonstrators, called the yellow jackets, gather around the Arc de Triomphe as they protest against the fuel taxes, in Paris, France, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and staged road blockades across the nation to vent anger against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron's presidency. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

The Latest: Macron condemns violence at French protests

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Illustration on the prospect of a European regional army by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Macron’s disease’ and the cure of European burden sharing

By Douglas Macgregor

French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a conference at the UCL university in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron conclude on Tuesday a two-day state visit to Belgium. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

Macron urges dialogue amid protests, defends gas tax hikes

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Demonstrators wearing yellow jackets open the toll gates on motorway at Benesse-Maremne southwestern France, Monday, Nov.19, 2018. The protests reflect broader frustration at President Emmanuel Macron, whose government is sticking to the fuel tax rise as part of efforts to clean up the environment. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

French minister says fuel tax protests smaller, more violent

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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a lunch the Elysee Palace after ceremonies Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Paris. International leaders attended a ceremony in Paris on Sunday at mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel struggle for Donald Trump strategy

By David McHugh - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris while marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Macron and Merkel, both limping in the polls, are looking for common approaches to U.S. President Donald Trump and fixing the flaws in the euro currency. Macron will address the German parliament on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

The Latest: Macron addresses Germany’s parliament

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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris while marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Macron and Merkel, both limping in the polls, are looking for common approaches to U.S. President Donald Trump and fixing the flaws in the euro currency. Macron will address the German parliament on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Macron, Merkel seek common approaches to Trump, euro

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

Demonstrators block a motorway exit to protest fuel tax, in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2018. France is bracing for a nationwide traffic mess as drivers plan to block roads to protest rising fuel taxes, in a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

1 dead, scores injured in fuel tax protests around France

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for France on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump mocks France for occupations, demands payment for NATO

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during the Ohio State of the State address in the Fritsche Theater at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

John Kasich backs Emmanuel Macron’s anti-Trump nationalism speech

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Paris. Over 60 heads of state and government were taking part in a solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the mute and powerful symbol of sacrifice to the millions who died from 1914-18. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)

Emmanuel Macron rips nationalism in Paris speech as Donald Trump looks on

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French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the Tomb of the Unknown soldier during in a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as part of the commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the 11 November 1918 armistice, ending World War I, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging ‘old demons’

By JOHN LEICESTER and RAF CASERT and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive at the official dinner on the eve of the international ceremony for the Centenary of the WWI Armistice of 11 November 1918 at the Orsay Museum, in Paris, France, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Ian Langsdon/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Leaders discuss Ukraine elections at Paris meet

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President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron inside the Elysee Palace in Paris Saturday Nov. 10, 2018. Trump is joining other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

After testy tweet, Trump calls French president good friend

By JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron gesture during their meeting inside the Elysee Palace in Paris Saturday Nov. 10, 2018. Trump is joining other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

France’s Macron defends Europe from all sides _ including US

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron touches the knee of President Donald Trump during their meeting inside the Elysee Palace in Paris Saturday Nov. 10, 2018. Trump is joining other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tapping Trump’s thigh, Macron seeks to defuse tensions

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron inside the Elysee Palace in Paris Saturday Nov. 10, 2018. Trump is joining other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump, Macron try to project unity

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a formal apology on behalf of his nation for turning away a ship full of Jewish refugees trying to flee Nazi Germany in 1939 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The German liner was carrying 907 German Jews fleeing Nazi persecution and it also had been rejected by Cuba and the United States. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Latest: Macron recalls lessons from failed WWI peace

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