financetom
Economy
financetom
/
Economy
/
Scuffles in Brussels as protests in France spread to Belgium
News World Market Environment Technology Personal Finance Politics Retail Business Economy Cryptocurrency Forex Stocks Market Commodities
Scuffles in Brussels as protests in France spread to Belgium
Dec 8, 2018 9:30 AM

Scuffles in Brussels as protests in France spread to Belgium

SUMMARY

Belgian police are scuffling with yellow-vested protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Charles Michel as hundreds of marchers try to enter the European quarter of Brussels. Walking behind a banner marked "social winter is coming," the protesters have been chanting "(French President Emmanuel) Macron, Michel resign."

By APDec 8, 2018 6:30:36 PM IST (Published)

Police confront protestors in the European Quarter during a demonstration in Brussels. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Police detain a protestor in the European Quarter during a demonstration in Brussels. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Hundreds of police officers are being mobilized in Brussels, where yellow vest protesters last week clashed with police and torched two police vehicles. More than 70 people were detained. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Police officers block demonstrators wearing yellow vests from entering a street in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tens of thousands of police officers took position around France, fearing worsening violence in a new round of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Police officers block a demonstrator wearing yellow vests. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Police officers clash with demonstrators wearing yellow vests in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Demonstrators wearing yellow vests hold a banner during a march.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Comments
Welcome to financetom comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Related Articles >
India looking into 'freak' incidents like damage to Sikkim's Chungthang dam: RK Singh
India looking into 'freak' incidents like damage to Sikkim's Chungthang dam: RK Singh
Oct 18, 2023
Stressing on the need to have quick ramp up and ramp down energy sources for grid balancing, the minister described hydroelectric power's role as essential in the path to energy transition as wind energy is intermittent and the sun doesn't shine 24×7.
Zoomed Out | Critical Minerals — why India's current strategy to become self-reliant is so vital
Zoomed Out | Critical Minerals — why India's current strategy to become self-reliant is so vital
Nov 29, 2023
Internationally, there are genuine security concerns related to the criticality in building more diverse and dependable value chains for critical minerals, about their environmental and social sustainability, and technological challenges. While, India has taken the right steps for creating an ecosystem for accelerated exploration and production of critical and new age minerals, observes FICCI Mining Committee Co-Chair Pankaj Satija.
In fight to curb climate change, a grim report shows world is struggling to get on track
In fight to curb climate change, a grim report shows world is struggling to get on track
Nov 14, 2023
The State of Climate Action report released on Tuesday by the World Resources Institute, Climate Action Tracker, the Bezos Earth Fund and others looks at what's needed in several sectors of the global economy power, transportation, buildings, industry, finance and forestry to fit in a world that limits warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial times, the goal the world adopted at Paris in 2015. The globe has already warmed about 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since the mid-19th century.
JPMorgan has a new way to gauge its green progress
JPMorgan has a new way to gauge its green progress
Nov 15, 2023
As the largest energy banker, JPMorgan is a frequent target of criticism over Wall Street’s role in the climate crisis. At the same time, the bank is a leading US arranger of green bonds, making it vulnerable to Republicans seeking to protect the fossil fuel industry.
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.financetom.com All Rights Reserved