Cost-of-living protests and public-service grievances spread across Europe, from France to Albania
Summary
Protests over rising living costs and public services have spread across Europe, from France to Albania. ABC News and PBS NewsHour cite rising food and fuel prices, a lack of funding for education, the state of public services and access to housing as the conditions behind the demonstrations. The Globe and Mail says rising fuel costs, declining public services and a housing crisis have contributed to an autumn of protests in Europe. South China Morning Post reports that for weeks crowds in major cities in France, Italy and Albania have been involved in arrests, looting, injuries and violence, and that tent camps have sprung up in Spain and Portugal over unaffordable rents and housing costs. Le Monde reports that protests, some of them violent, are multiplying in Italy, Spain, Belgium and Portugal, with Italians called to a general strike on November 20 and similar actions planned for November 11 in Spain and Portugal. CNBC reports that people are railing against living costs, poor schooling conditions and a housing crisis. France 24 reports that anger over rising fuel prices is bolstering the far right ahead of elections next year in France, Italy and Poland, and that some far-right parties are calling for a return to Russian energy.
Timeline
ABC News
Source ↗ABC News reports that social unrest across Europe, from France to Albania, is driven by rising food and fuel prices, a lack of education funding, the state of public services and access to housing.
The Globe and Mail
Source ↗The Globe and Mail reports that rising fuel costs, declining public services and a housing crisis have contributed to an autumn of protests in Europe.
PBS NewsHour
Source ↗PBS NewsHour reports that social unrest is fueling protests across Europe, from France to Albania, driven by rising food and fuel prices, a lack of education funding, the state of public services and access to housing.
Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports that protests over the cost of living are spreading to Italy, Spain, Belgium and Portugal, some of them violent, with Italians called to a general strike on November 20 and similar actions planned for November 11 in Spain and Portugal.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗South China Morning Post reports that weeks of crowds in major cities in France, Italy and Albania have brought arrests, looting, injuries and violence, while tent camps have sprung up in Spain and Portugal over housing costs.
CNBC
Source ↗CNBC reports that protests broke out in France and several European countries as people railed against living costs, poor schooling conditions and a housing crisis.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that rising fuel costs are fuelling cost-of-living protests and bolstering the far right ahead of elections next year in France, Italy and Poland, with some far-right parties calling for a return to Russian energy.
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