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From Spain to France, Portugal and Italy: the Domino Effect of Protests over Housing and the Cost of Living

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The encampments in Lisbon coincide with serious riots in France, Italy and Albania and with new calls for strikes

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The encampments in Lisbon coincide with serious riots in France, Italy and Albania and with new calls for strikes

The anger of European youth is exploding. Protests against poor educational environments, housing shortages, and high prices are spreading like wildfire across Europe. According to AFP and other news agencies on the 17th (local time), more than 500,000 workers, students, and ordinary citizens poured into the streets in major French cities, including Paris, Marseille, and Lyon. These protests have continued for over a month since they began in …

GELORA.CO - The wave of demonstrations against the rising cost of living that rocked France has begun to spread to a number of other European countries. Thousands to hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets in Belgium, Italy, and Portugal on Saturday, October 17, 2026, to protest the high cost of living, low wages, and the difficulty of obtaining affordable housing. Quoting Al Jazeera's report, Sunday, October 18, 2026, the series o…

Hundreds of thousands of people in France, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal have protested the high costs of living, housing, and education. Protests in several cities have escalated into riots.

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katadata.co.id broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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