France and Germany braced for unrest with hundreds of demonstrations planned
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TL;DR
- France has deployed 70,000 police officers for the third weekend of protests, citing a 'very high risk of public disorder'.
- Protests in France, initially by students, have expanded to include gilets jaunes activists and trade unionists, focusing on low wages, cost of living, and education.
- Demonstrations in Paris have been banned in city centers, with an authorized march moved to the far south-east.
- Germany is experiencing youth-led protests in over 30 cities, organized by 'Gen Z regelt', demanding more spending on schools, climate protection, and housing.
- German politicians have differing views, with one conservative warning against French-style unrest and an opposition Green party member cautioning against preemptive criminalization of protests.