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French prime minister say protests won't force u-turn on fuel price rises

Edouard Philippe says he has "heard" the French people after two days of road blockades, but that France needs reforms.

Spain

Femen stage anti-fascist protest on Franco anniversary

Feminist activists have disrupted a rally by far-right supporters of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, commemorating the 43rd anniversary of his death.

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Fuel protest clashes

The French government says around 288,000 people took part in fuel price protests over the weekend in which one woman was accidentally killed and over a hundred people were arrested

Norway

Norwegians protest against power-clinch deal to restrict abortion

Thousands in cities across Norway have been protesting against proposals to restrict women’s access to abortion.

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France

One dead and over 200 injured in fuel protests across France

The diesel tax increases, designed to encourage drivers to switch to more environmentally-friendly cars, were approved in late 2017.

United Kingdom

Environmentalists occupy five bridges in central London

They demanded the British government take urgent action to fight climate change.

France

France's fuel price protests turn deadly

Around 50,000 people are estimated to have joined the "yellow vests " in over a thousand locations the Interior Ministr said on Satuday.

Serbia

Watch: Phallic-shaped owl statue cases stir in Serbia

A statue of an owl in the northern Serbian town of Kikinda has come under fire from locals, who think it looks like a phallus.

France

Are France's fuel protests a good idea? | All Views

Euronews' Cristina Abellan Matamoros asked people around France how they feel about the upcoming mass protest.

France

Could fuel protests drive Macron's government into the ground?

Motorists in France and Belgium are hoping to bring the former to a standstill on November 17 by blocking roads and highways in protest against rising fuel costs.

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French ambulances block Paris highway for second day

Dozens of ambulance vehicles blocked a Paris highway for a second day on Tuesday to protest social security reforms.

France

Macron refuses to cede to French ‘yellow vests’ fuel tax protest

The French president says planned tax rises on petrol and diesel will go ahead, despite a threatened nationwide protest by motorists.

United Kingdom

Brexit march: The best banners of the day

Take a look at the best banners from the Brexit march.

France

Is Lyon's public transport operator implementing a 'kindness tax'?

'Solidarity is not a crime,' argued protesters in Lyon who said the city's public transport network is imposing a €150 fine on people who give their tickets to other passengers

Gaza

Gaza border: Six palestians killed during protest

Around 140 people are wounded by Israeli troops according to Gaza's Health Ministry, after protests at the Gaza border

Turkey

Watch: Protester ushered out of Erdogan-Merkel press conference

The man was wearing a t-shirt demanding freedom for imprisoned journalists in Turkey

World News

Fear of clashes during Erdogan visit to Turkey

Around 5,000 police officers are expected on the streets of Berlin to provide security during a visit by Turkey's President Erdogan

France

Vegan activists target French butchers

Animal rights activists held protests outside butchers’ shops across France on Saturday, wearing T-shirts saying ‘butcher is not a profession’.

Germany

Man dies in Hambach Forest after fall from treehouse bridge

Authorities have suspended the eviction of protesters from the threatened woodland following the death of the man, who is believed to be a journalist.

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Police clear protesters from tree houses

More arrests made as German police clash with activists protesting the planned clearing of a forest to expand coal mining