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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Teresa Medrano and Suman Naishadham

From France to Albania, social unrest is setting Europe's streets ablaze

France Protests - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe.

Crowds have taken to the streets for weeks in major cities, resulting in arrests, looting, injuries, and violence across France, Italy and Albania. In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up in protests against unattainable rents and housing costs.

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