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From teargas in Paris to gen Z in Germany: protests across Europe – in pictures

Demonstrations over the high cost of living and inequality spread from France to Germany and Albania

A protester stands next to police officers during a nationwide protest by campaign group Gen Z regelt (Gen Z takes charge) in Cologne, Germany. Photograph: Thilo Schmülgen/Reuters
Sat 31 Oct 2026 13.49 EDTFirst published on Sat 31 Oct 2026 13.42 EDT
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A protester waves a French flag among teargas smoke
A protester waves a French flag amid teargas smoke while taking part in a nationwide demonstration over the rising cost of living and inequality organised by the gilets jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement, labour unions and high school and university students, in Lyon, France Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images
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A masked protester sits at a cafe
A masked protester sits at a cafe in Nantes, western FrancePhotograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images
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A crowd of young people with a placard reading ‘Tax the rich’
Demonstrators attend a protest in Berlin, GermanyPhotograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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A protester gives a flower to a gendarmerie officer
A protester gives a flower to a gendarmerie officerPhotograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters
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A protester dressed as the Joker in handcuffs in Paris
A protester dressed as the Joker in handcuffs in Paris amid an ‘exceptional’ security deployment with 70,000 police officers and gendarmes mobilisedPhotograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images
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A protester holds up a mirror in Paris
A protester holds up a mirror in Paris Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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A protester stands next to police officers
A protester with a Statue of Liberty hat and fake blood on his hands stands next to police officers during a nationwide protest by campaign group Gen Z regelt (Gen Z takes charge) in Cologne, GermanyPhotograph: Thilo Schmülgen/Reuters
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Protesters dressed as handmaids, one of them holding a placard reading ‘Red anger’ in Nantes, France
Protesters dressed as handmaids, one of them holding a placard reading ‘Red anger’ in Nantes, FrancePhotograph: Jeremías González/AP
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A protester holds a banner reading ‘resist’
A protester holds a placard reading ‘Resist’ in Lille, FrancePhotograph: Jean-François Badias/AP
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A woman poses in a cardboard gas station
A woman poses in a cardboard gas station in Nantes, FrancePhotograph: Jeremías González/AP
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A large crowd of demonstrators
Protesters attend a demonstration organised by Gen Z regelt (Gen Z takes charge) in ColognePhotograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images
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Flames rise after the impact of a petrol bomb next to police water cannon truck
Flames rise after a petrol bomb lands next to a police water cannon truck during an anti-government protest in Tirana, AlbaniaPhotograph: Florion Goga/Reuters
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A demonstrator sprays graffiti reading ‘Orwell was right’
A demonstrator sprays graffiti reading ‘Orwell was right’ in Strasbourg, FrancePhotograph: Romeo Boetzle/AFP/Getty Images
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A woman poses with a placard saying ‘East the rich’ in front of the Brandenburg Gate
A woman poses with a ‘Gen Z takes care of it’ placard in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a protest in Berlin, GermanyPhotograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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A demonstrator holds a sign depicting Albanian prime minister Edi Rama as a clown
A demonstrator holds a sign depicting Albanian prime minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania Photograph: Hameraldi Agolli/AP
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A protester kicks back a teargas canister in Paris
A protester kicks back a teargas canister in ParisPhotograph: Pedro Nunes/Reuters
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A protester holds a placard reading ‘Down with capitalism’ in Toulouse, France
A protester holds a placard reading ‘Down with capitalism’ in Toulouse, FrancePhotograph: Matthieu Rondel/AFP/Getty Images
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A heart-shaped balloon with the word ‘Revolution’ floats into the sky
A heart-shaped balloon with the word ‘Revolution’ floats into the sky in Marseille, FrancePhotograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters
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