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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

The European cities facing protests from Paris to Milan as continent gripped by cost of living crisis

Violent protests have broken out across Europe amid growing frustration over the cost of living crisis, a lack of affordable housing and deteriorating school conditions.

As many as 550,000 people turned out across France on Saturday, according to authorities, to demonstrate against declining public services. Protests turned violent in Paris as shops were looted and cars set on fire in some of the city’s worst violence in years.

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