Demonstrators wearing yellow vests face riot police officers amid tear gas during a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Biarritz, southwestern France, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. The government’s offer came a day after two police unions announced work slowdowns to protest staffing and other budget issues. It’s certainly not with this bonus that the crisis will be resolved,” said Yves Lefebvre, of the Unite-SG Police FO union. The yellow vest protests, named after the fluorescent safety vests French motorists must carry, started last month over rising fuel prices. The UNSA union threatened to mimic yellow vests protests and to occupy roundabouts if its demands were not met.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2018 09:00 UTC