Mass demonstrations in Germany that passed largely peacefully on Saturday erupted in violence as night fell and rioters faced off against police in Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned of a major shakeup in two key eastern German state elections in September where the Alternative for Germany leads in the polls, urging the political center to work together to counter the far-right party.

Germany can impose more than €60 billion ($68.8 billion) in cost cuts in its healthcare system by 2030 with measures such as restricting doctors’ pay, reining in drug costs and shifting the financing for welfare recipients.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats are considering a social media ban for children below the age of 16 amid growing scrutiny of the digital offerings across Europe.

A €1 billion ($1.2 billion) Munich data center built by Deutsche Telekom AG and Nvidia Corp. will help Germany become less dependent on digital infrastructure outside Europe, according to Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil.