Interior Ministry

The interior ministry reports that about 106,000 people demonstrated across France on 14 Nov, the smallest crowd since the protests began, with 24,000 in Paris. Organisers claim up to 200,000 participants, including nearly 100,000 in the capital. Demonstrations have continued for five consecutive Saturdays, focusing on a parliamentary bill that would extend legal protection for police using force. The movement, which started in September over school conditions, also highlights concerns about living costs and alleged police brutality. Around 70,000 police officers were deployed, and no violence was recorded on Saturday.

Unions say around four million workers joined Spain's first general strike since 2012 on Wednesday, with more than 3 million per later union figures. Police arrested 115 people during the walkout, which was led by UGT and CCOO and tenants' groups. Protests in Barcelona and Madrid involved clashes, roadblocks and burning furniture, while schools and public transport were halted. The action, triggered by an 87-year-old tenant's eviction, is set to run three weeks ahead of a snap general election on 29 Nov.

At least 12 people died and dozens were injured in multiple crashes on the A1 motorway near Yambol, Bulgaria, on 10 Nov. Authorities say a bus and a truck collided in thick fog, setting off a pileup involving an estimated 50 cars and trucks, while other reports cite as many as 86 vehicles across both carriageways. Health Minister Katya Ivkova reported 10 deaths at the scene and two more in transport to hospital, with 46 injured; Prime Minister Rumen Radev later gave a toll of 11 dead and 48 injured. Fog is considered the likely cause. Firefighters, paramedics, and military personnel were deployed, and Prime Minister Radev declared a day of mourning.

A gunman opened fire in Kraków's Main Square on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 15 to 16, police said. The 24-year-old attacker, wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, was shot by police and died in hospital on Monday morning. Investigators found the bodies of his parents and sister at the family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 150 km northeast of Kraków. Prosecutors have classified the attack as a terrorist offence. Those killed included a British man and an Austrian woman.

The interior ministry confirms that 70,000 police officers and security personnel are on the streets nationwide for the weekend protests. Demonstrations on 7 Nov draw between 146,000 participants according to the ministry and 250,000 according to unions, with clashes reported in Paris despite a lower turnout than earlier weeks. Student groups and trade unions organise an authorised march in central Paris, while the Yellow Vests plan a separate, banned rally at Place de la Concorde, urged by coordinator Benjamin Ball. The unrest follows the October 17 riots that caused over one billion euros in damage and occurs ahead of the presidential election in five months.