As part of his environmental policy strategy, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a green tax on fuel last month to go into effect Jan. 1. The move set off nearly a month of protests around ...

France is reeling from the “yellow vest” protests. Sparked by opposition to fuel taxes and named after the safety vests that ... for days in predominantly black neighborhoods in South Central ...

The movement takes its name from the yellow safety vests French law requires all motorists to carry [File: Benoit Tessier/ Reuters] Supporters’ goals are amorphous. Some want to reverse tax cuts ...

Nicknamed for the safety vests worn by protesters, known as gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement has sparked a political crisis for the French government. The protests started in the French ...