The forceful eviction came Wednesday as part of security measures ahead of the four-day long ‘Blockupy’ demonstration in the city by activists angry at the way Europe’s financial crisis has made life difficult for millions of ordinary people.
Police also made a dozen arrests as protesters started to throw paint at officers trying to clear a make-shift Occupy camp.
The clearance was completed when the last two protesters came down from trees they had climbed.
Police are already preparing for the rallies, setting up a cordon around the European Central Bank.
Global anti-capitalist movement began last year in New York with protesters calling for economic and social justice.
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