Hundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live

October 24, 2026 · 8:15 am 1 sources

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• Hundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live
  The Guardian · October 24, 2026 08:15
  France will deploy 70,000 officers around the country. Protests are also expected in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland All through the night in neighbourhoods in the centre and east of Paris, the sound of sawing, drilling and hammering rang out as wooden boards were hastily…