If you feel that adapting your policies to have broader public support is a humilation
He didn't adapt his policies, he did a 180 degree turn (which he was forced to do after almost losing the streets of Paris). He promised a fundamental reform of the French labour market to make it more competitive, but has now ended up having to massively increase the minimum wage. Having given in so easily he will struggle to implement anything else given the French know they can simply take to the streets.
Also you do realise that as a result of these 'emergency handouts' the French budget deficit will be way above (perhaps even double) the Eurozone limit of 2% of GDP? You also realise that the EU Commission is currently losing its shit with Italy for daring to have a budget deficit of merely 2.4%? Will France get away with breaking EU rules for the 1 millionth time in a row? Of course, but Italy might get away with it now too.
Macron promised the Germans that in return for a Eurozone fiscal union he would liberalise the French economy and, together with Berlin, zealously enforce the rules over the other member states. He can't do either of those things now. He has literally managed to fuck both his domestic reforms and EU agenda in the course of a single speech.
