Gen Z protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France

Pierre P Bairin, Sophie Tanno

Cost-of-living protests that began in France have spread to Germany where demonstrations to coincide with Halloween took place on Saturday, with tens of thousands of people turning out across the country.

The new German youth-led movement dubbed “Gen Z has got this!” protested against the high cost of living, underfunded schools and universities, environmental concerns and a potential reintroduction of mandatory military service. Protests occurred in major cities including Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and Munich.

While the protest in the German capital appeared peaceful, water cannons and riot police were deployed in Cologne and Hamburg. Police in Cologne said water cannons were used after some protesters set off fireworks during a march in the city center. “Our measures are directed against troublemakers and violent individuals – not against peaceful participants,” the police said in a statement….

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