Shops in Berlin board up their windows ahead of the national protest on Saturday. Over 154 thousand people registered for the rally at the Brandenburg Gate. Demonstrations are planned in 30 cities across the country against cuts in education and welfare services, as well as mandatory military service. Earlier it became known that up to 500 thousand people could participate in mass demonstrations on Saturday in France. In Rome, citizens dissatisfied with the quality of life held their 100,000th "warm-up" on Friday night.

Shops in Berlin board up their windows ahead of the national protest on Saturday. Over 154 thousand people registered for the rally at the Brandenburg Gate. Demonstrations are planned in 30 cities across the country against cuts in education and welfare services, as well as mandatory military service. Earlier it became known that up to 500 thousand people could participate in mass demonstrations on Saturday in France. In Rome, citizens dissatisfied with the quality of life held their 100,000th "warm-up" on Friday night.