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With Merkel standing down as Germany’s Chancellor, one of the most senior and respected figures in Europe is leaving. So who’s going to fill that vaccuum? Well, Macron hopes that it could be him. In this video we explain how Macron could take over the key leadership role, what his leadership would mean and the huge domestic hurdle blocking his way.
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1 – https://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/bulletin_138_article1_CG.pdf
2 – https://www.politico.eu/article/5-takeaways-from-macrons-big-speech-on-europes-future/
3 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46108633
4 – https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-europe-plans/
5 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50100201
6 – https://www.ft.com/content/7a679982-abef-4f9a-8a55-e06588e7b770
7 – https://uk.ambafrance.org/France-outlines-plans-for-EU-presidency-in-2022
8 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xIgGCYOGv0
9 – https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/presidentielle-2022-la-droite-ne-parvient-pas-a-perturber-le-duel-annonce-entre-macron-et-le-pen-20210524
10 – https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/06/marine-le-pen-eu-has-more-to-lose-on-brexit-but-i-don-t-want-frexit
11 – https://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/bulletin_138_article1_CG.pdf
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In this video, we thought we’d take a look at how it all went wrong for Macron: what he promised when he came to power, why much of it fell apart, and where France seems headed next.
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X posts:
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2111880065088975333?s=20
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2111882865197625588?s=20
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2111849200379932912?s=20
France finances:
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c-45e7-a09a-45a39ce077b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Protest coverage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyd02yz22vo
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/10/17/france-faces-day-of-combined-protests_6758706_7.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7bd4ac59-61e6-4604-a96a-26e7096bf768?shareType=nongiftFrance
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The Gen Z protests in France have started to spread cross-border through to Spain, Portugal, Italy, and are continuing in Albania and Serbia, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at the underlying reasons behind these protests and what happens next.
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Europe Gen Z Protests
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/italy-spain-belgium-portugal-social-unrest-spreads-across-europe-amid-soaring-energy-prices-and-a-housing-crisis_6759435_4.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/a-european-perspective/2026/1020/1596095-spain-youth-protests/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/europe-protests-france-spain-portugal-2026-explainer
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/is-europe-about-to-have-an-1848-moment
France
https://youtu.be/D0lLgflRMKs
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c893v4gx2e47t
Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
https://timesofmalta.com/article/empty-shelves-eurospin-mosta-amid-fuel-protests-italy.1135882
Spain
https://youtu.be/HZs6eG1lB4I?si=09RhFsoQKhiA5m_t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kej47095no
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/venta/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps08/default/table
Portugal
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-tents-spring-up-in-lisbon-as-portugal-housing-protests-spread
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/venda/historico/
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/historico/
Serbia
https://youtu.be/Fjy6mFrB4gA?si=qo4y1xYBdUSAC0LS
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-election-vucic-b063b0ad14261bb74ad415bfed141941
Albania
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=E9x4fgsMM6pYzrgs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
00:00 – Introduction
01:01 – France
02:05 – Italy
03:08 – Spain
04:10 – Portugal
04:39 – Albania
05:57 – Serbia
06:56 – Conclusion
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We take a closer look at the state of Hungary’s economy before Magyar took office, why markets are apparently enthused, and ask whether the enthusiasm is actually merited.
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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at the state of Serbian politics, why a student protest movement gained so much ground in the first place, and whether it actually stands a chance of beating Vucic’s party.
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Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/09/15/student-list-ready-serbia-elections/
Train station canopy collapse:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/1/mass-protests-planned-as-serbia-marks-anniversary-of-train-station-collapse
https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/president-vucic-inaugurates-novi-sad-subotica-high-speed-line/
CRTA report: https://crta.rs/en/first-interim-report-on-long-term-observation/
Snap elections:
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-leader-aleksandar-vucic-calls-snap-elections-after-dissolving-countrys-parliament/
https://srpske.rs/en/news/ekonomija/2026/08/02/serbia-600-million-euro-cash-handout-payment-dates
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In this video, we’ll discuss the EU’s new plan to quietly tax US Big Tech – and whether it could work.
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
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@alm9322
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
That video really didn't age well
@Tracerburn19
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
France will no longer be French in 20 years, if it can survive that long. Maybe if it left the E.U. But again that’s the most of Europe with negative birth rates. Immigration can save it, but only if it’s embraced.
@dreamingflurry2729
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Ha! Ha! – Not if anything to say about it, Germany has! (Thanks Yoda for that original quote!)
Seriously, France wields great influence (as it should IMHO, it's after all one of the most important countries in Europe!), but so does Germany!
@SubtleAmbition
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
They never truly decolonized and control west Africa, why not go for Europe too?
@jesusiscomingwinkler4079
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Emanuel macron is the antichrist
@jesusiscomingwinkler4079
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Emanuel macron is the antichrist and the pope Francis is the false prophet Jesus is coming soon
@jesusiscomingwinkler4079
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
One world religion is coming under the Catholic church
@jesusiscomingwinkler4079
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
The pope Francis is the false prophet
@jesusiscomingwinkler4079
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Emanuel macron is the antichrist
@lorenandre63
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
You have support fuck around you will pay your admined
@omarfierros4973
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Holla Omar Fierros work 🤝🙏 ???
@donnatierney2078
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
I will deliver them to trouble into all kingdoms of the Earth for their harm to be a reproach and a byword a taunt a curse in all places where I shall drive them and I will send the sword and famine in the pestilence among them until they are consumed from the land that I give them and their fathers… Jeremiah 24,,,,,9
@helioslegigantosaure6939
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
French in the comment : I like what I see.
@thepersianperspective8770
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
but she wasnt responsible for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.. europe has had enough of the destructive ways of economic mismanagement and complete racism and American intelligence.
@xiangpingxu4817
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
USA, UK, Canada are sending more War Equipment to Ukraine to support the War, when Europe is suffering higher energy cost and Food crisis, wake up people, I am ashamed as America, please stop the war
@aleksimoose
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
I don't want to learn french it is torture
@Gillc51
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
I would love to visit France some day. But, i probably never will be able to.
@terrydoherty1418
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
I CAN'T STAND MACRON
@aniawo5119
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
I hate French and German hegemony. It's shocking how they treat poorer EU countries, just to serve their interests.
@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
You know france and germany's close relationship today makes me wonder how ww1 will turn out if france sided with germany instead of russia.
@bababablok6371
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
tussi serbi duhet debuar nga okb se ata jan katalizator i dhunes azi be tani ukr epastai kin indi korea iran thrret per rezistenc qe bota mos te punoi perte miren e njerzimit
@fabricehaubois2442
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Never gonna happen, everybody hates the French, and the French hate Macron (if he gets re-elected, it’s by default, cos they hate the others even more)…
@LegionIscariot
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
I love Macron for his pro views on the EU. But being pro EU doesn't mean you think the EU is perfect without flaws. He wants to push the EU to work better together and also in foreign affairs. Instead of just waiting on the US everytime.
@neilferguson7176
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
France as caused havoc in Europe and Macron will turn the European continent into a war zone.
@shelpippg2202
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Is Macron a popular fellow over there? Based on the comments, it seems like Macron is widely liked by most of Europe.
@purushottamkumarlecturerin2833
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
It will be the best for the Europe having such intelligent European leaders like Mr.Macron & the German leaders who are going to take part in the framing peace making policy between the Russia & the Ukraine
@georgepostle1986
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
God help NATO , with him , in charge of the EU.
@veronicalogotheti5416
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Lepen and macron that is from france
We have a problem
@veronicalogotheti5416
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
You know the nazis there
@veronicalogotheti5416
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Bye bye
They know about germany in south america
@veronicalogotheti5416
February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
After what they didt