France has become the new "sick man of Europe" this is the diagnosis made by the Politico newspaper for one of the largest economies in the European Union. "France has become the new "sick man of Europe" just in time for the new presidential elections. The second largest economy of the European Union is being dragged into a vicious circle of budgetary and social crises that make each other worse," the publication said. The press called the Ottoman Empire "the sick man of Europe" at the beginning of the 20th century, shortly before its collapse. According to officials and diplomats, today's France may fall into a crisis similar to the one that occurred in Italy in 2011. Then Rome's debt problems brought the world stock markets, and the yield on Italian bonds jumped to 7.5%. The current protests in France began in mid-September, when high school students took to the streets in the suburbs of Paris to demand better schools. They were later joined by those who are not satisfied with the increase in prices in Israel, and the actions spread to other regions. The largest national demonstration took place on October 17. According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, about 550 thousand people participated in it. French law enforcement officers used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons against protesters. MEF ב-MAX.

France has become the new "sick man of Europe" this is the diagnosis made by the Politico newspaper for one of the largest economies in the European Union. "France has become the new "sick man of Europe" just in time for the new presidential elections. The second largest economy of the European Union is being dragged into a vicious circle of budgetary and social crises that make each other worse," the publication said. The press called the Ottoman Empire "the sick man of Europe" at the beginning of the 20th century, shortly before its collapse. According to officials and diplomats, today's France may fall into a crisis similar to the one that occurred in Italy in 2011. Then Rome's debt problems brought the world stock markets, and the yield on Italian bonds jumped to 7.5%. The current protests in France began in mid-September, when high school students took to the streets in the suburbs of Paris to demand better schools. They were later joined by those who are not satisfied with the increase in prices in Israel, and the actions spread to other regions. The largest national demonstration took place on October 17. According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, about 550 thousand people participated in it. French law enforcement officers used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons against protesters. MEF ב-MAX.