Authorities vow firm action against violence as yellow vest and student movements announce widespread demonstrations.
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Protesters demand more spending on education and social services, but the government has struggled amid a fiscal crisis.
It is much easier to fearmonger and try to delegitimise the protests than to address students’ demands.
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Student protests, police violence and French media obsessed with ‘barbarians’.
People have been taking to the streets to demand action.
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Police clashed with demonstrators in France, Italy and Spain over rising living costs and cuts to public services.
