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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.

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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

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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

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Police remove treehouse protesters

Police in Germany have arrested around 30 activists who are attempting to stop coal mining on the site of a 12,000 year-old forest

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Activists mark anniversary of 2008 financial crisis with protest outside Paris bank

Activists from anti-globalisation organisation Attac protested in front of a branch of HSBC in Paris on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Protesters in Frankfurt demand stable financial system on Lehman anniversary

Some 100 protesters gathered outside the Frankfurt stock exchange on Saturday to demand a stable financial system "beneficial to humans and nature".

Germany

German police remain at Hambach Forest

Thousands of German police vans are being deployed to the illegal tree houses in the Hambach Forest, where people have chained themselves against plans to clear the trees to expand the coal mining industry

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Protesters in Belgium condemn migrant detentions

Protests have taken place in Belgian against a government plan to increase the number of migrants, including children, who are detained in holding centres.

Germany

Chemnitz protester jailed over Hitler salute

A German court on Friday handed a five-month jail sentence to a 34-year-old man who performed the illegal Nazi salute during a protest in the eastern city of Chemnitz late last month.

World

More than 800 people detained in nationwide protests in Russia

More than 800 people have been detained in nationwide protests in Russia, as thousands gathered to rally against a planned increase to the retirement age.

Sweden

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning.