<p> French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, warned earlier this week of a ‘very high risk of public disorder’</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/14/young-germans-military-service-opt-out">mandatory military service</a>.</p><p>Alexander Throm, of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary group, wrote in the Handelsblatt business newspaper: “Scenes like those in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/france">France</a> must be prevented at all costs.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/31/france-germany-protests-paris-europe-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>
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France and Germany braced for unrest with hundreds of demonstrations planned – Europe live
<p> French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, warned earlier this week of a ‘very high risk of public disorder’</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/14/young-germans-military-service-opt-out">mandatory military service</a>.</p><p>Alexander Throm, of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary group, wrote in the Handelsblatt business newspaper: “Scenes like those in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/france">France</a> must be prevented at all costs.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/31/france-germany-protests-paris-europe-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>