Politics
Youth protests over living costs spread across Europe, turning violent in multiple cities
October 29, 2026 at 09:30 AM
Coverage
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
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أوروبا تشتعل.. حرائق وتخريب في باريس وميلانو وسط احتجاجات عنيفة "فيديو وصور"
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AJAl Jazeera English
Europe’s wealth gap: Older households eight times richer than young ones
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BNBBC News
Europe's youth take to the streets - they feel locked out of a promising future
(opens the publisher’s site)Student protests that began in France in September have spread to more than 11 European countries, with clashes, fires and looting reported in several cities.
- Students closed the Louvre's entrances as fires and vandalism hit Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Milan, while clashes broke out in Turin, Modena, Brussels and Tirana.
- European Central Bank data shows households headed by under-35s hold 2.8 percent of the region's wealth, with median net wealth eight times lower than among 55- to 64-year-olds.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced parents of minors will be held liable for damage their children cause, including through cuts to welfare support.
- Demonstrators in Albania are demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama stand down, alleging corruption.