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France and Germany braced for unrest with hundreds of demonstrations planned – Europe live

Global Published 31 October 2026, 16:36 · archived 31 Oct 2026

French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, warned earlier this week of a ‘very high risk of public disorder’In Germany, a loose alliance of groups called Gen Z regelt (Gen Z is sorting it) has called for supporters to turn out in more than 30 cities demanding more spending on schools, climate protection and housing, and against any plans to return to mandatory military service.Alexander Throm, of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary group, wrote in the Handelsblatt business newspaper: “Scenes like those in France must be prevented at all costs.” Continue reading...

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