Hundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in Europe – we will be closely following protests across the continent today. In France, hundreds of thousands are expected at rallies across the country, with high school students, unionists, “yellow vest” demonstrators and others turning out for a fourth weekend of protests demanding more government funding for schools and measures to help with housing and the cost of living. Desperate to avoid the looting and property damage seen on the
French police arrested almost 1,000 people on Saturday during the protests held across the country, interior minister Laurent Nunez said.
He told reporters that the number “will rise” as more data from police becomes available.
Although marches over the cost of living “passed off well” in cities, officers found themselves later confronted with “an extremely elevated level of violence” from “ultra-left” groups, Nunez said.
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