French officials have opened an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer and Germany’s interior minister has called for harsh penalties after peaceful and mainly youth-led protests across Europe ended in violence.
In Portugal, police – some with dogs – cleared protest camps with baton charges, while security forces in Switzerland were attacked with paving stones.
#FranceWatch🇫🇷: Today, CHAOS punctuated by Molotov cocktails exploded at Paris’s Porte de Charenton.
PRES. MACRON CONTINUES TO SUBORDINATE FRANCE TO HIS OBESSION WITH TRYING TO BE RELEVANT ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. https://t.co/XYTpA9lkJa
— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) November 1, 2026
