A record of 800,000 people demonstrated across France today. The protest that began with a riot by school students in September has become a national norm and has been going on for more than a month: people are demanding lower prices for gasoline, housing, food, reform of the education system and social services. The authorities sent 70,000 police and heavy equipment with water cannons to quell the unrest; A curfew was imposed in many French cities, and the metro, museums, galleries and monuments were closed. From France, the protests spread to the rest of Europe: the unrest is shaking Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and other countries.

A record of 800,000 people demonstrated across France today. The protest that began with a riot by school students in September has become a national norm and has been going on for more than a month: people are demanding lower prices for gasoline, housing, food, reform of the education system and social services. The authorities sent 70,000 police and heavy equipment with water cannons to quell the unrest; A curfew was imposed in many French cities, and the metro, museums, galleries and monuments were closed. From France, the protests spread to the rest of Europe: the unrest is shaking Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and other countries.