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European protests over living costs and housing spread, with clashes in France, Italy and Albania
October 19, 2026 at 01:29 PM
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SNSky News Arabia
احتجاجات تتسع ومواجهات تتجدد.. ماذا يحدث في أوروبا؟
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الصحافة العالمية ترصد غضب أوروبا.. حكومات تحت الضغط وشوارع تغلي
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يواليوم السابع
لماذا تجتاح أوروبا موجة احتجاجات شبابية؟ .. جارديان تجيب
(opens the publisher’s site)A wave of protests over living costs, housing and public services has spread across Europe, with some demonstrations turning into clashes with police.
- French authorities said about 550,000 people marched on Saturday, organizers counted near 800,000, and 2,400 were arrested.
- President Emmanuel Macron on Monday refused Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation, demanding identification of intelligence shortcomings.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called early elections for November 29 after parliament rejected housing decrees, and two unions declared a November 11 general strike.
- In Milan, police used tear gas and water cannons during Sunday protests, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence.