The Gist - Freedom in Focus

The Gist: Evening Analysis - Political protests and social movements | July 19


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Today's essential intelligence covering international developments and European affairs. Civic Pushback — France’s Bottom-Up Veto?
A single click-scaled revolt: 23-year-old Zoé Chauchard’s online petition to scrap the new “Loi Duplomb” farm-regulation overhaul has hit 549,000 signatures in 11 days—well above the 500k threshold that forces a parliamentary debate (Politico, Le Monde). Rome’s “Patto della responsabilità” Tests Meloni’s Reform Credo
CISL chief Daniela Fumarola urged the government to seal a cross-party “national contract” on growth, social sustainability and jobs within the next quarter, warning that “whoever balks self-excludes” (Ansa).
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