Over 2,400 arrests were made in France during last weekend's protests.
As students and trade unions prepare for another day of demonstrations this Saturday, how have neighbouring countries reacted?
Shona Murray, European Correspondent with Euronews, and Mary Fitzgerald, Irish journalist based in Marseilles, join The Last Word to to question if European authorities are prepared for what might unfold.
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