Two people were killed and 600 injured in 11 days of violence, which saw Paris explode as mobs battled French riot police on Saturday. Officers fired rubber balls at protesters as the Champs-Elysées erupted in flames. Dozens of people were arrested following the disorder, with the French president claiming the same anger fuelled Britain’s decision to leave the EU.
Mr Macron warned the violence left the French capital resembling “war scenes” and could damage the country’s reputation.
In a speech on Tuesday, Mr Macron said: “What I’ve taken from these last few days is that we shouldn’t change course because it is the right one and necessary.
“Brexit is the same issue. These British citizens said, ‘The world you are offering us is no longer for us.
“‘We work hard, but don’t see any prospects, we can’t build projects for our children, we live less well.
“It’s for the City, but not for us anymore’.”
Britons made a “clear, democratic choice” to leave the EU after their discontentment grew, added Mr Macron.
But protests across the globe reflected “problems and frustrations” that were “poisoning the life of the nation”, he said.
Damien Abad, a Conservative MP, said Mr Macron’s remarks showed how out of touch he was.
Mr Abad said: “This was a technocrat’s speech, disconnected from the reality of the French.”
Frances’ current unrest began after the government added a carbon tax of three cents per litre of petrol.
Another six cents per litre diesel will also be added when the changes come in in January.
France’s current unrest has seen protesters labelled “yellow vests”.
Mr Macron has asked demonstrators to take part in discussions on a “popular energy transition” that doesn’t hit the poor.
But he attacked the “paradox” of the protests.
Mr Macron said: “You cannot chant in the same slogan, ‘Cut taxes and build more creches and schools.”
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen claimed Mr Macron was “devoid of any solutions” and that France was undergoing a “popular insurrection”.