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Youth protests spread across Europe

French security deployment
Over 70,000 personnel
Affected countries
France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Albania
Key cities
Paris, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Bologna, Turin
yesterday

Italy's Saturday protests stayed modest and largely peaceful, RTS reports, after police carried out dozens of searches and arrests beforehand.

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France's interior ministry says about 410,000 joined protests nationwide, 110,000 in Paris. Unions count 800,000 nationwide.

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French authorities deploy more than 70,000 security personnel as clashes erupt in multiple French cities, while demonstrations continue in Italy and Spain.

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yesterday, 16:04 – 18:38

Milan security alert over protests

yesterday

Milan's protest march has set off peacefully from the Piccolo Teatro with no clashes with police, according to open.online.

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Wed, 10:12 – 12:54

Greek student protests over housing costs

Wed

Thousands of students and teachers marched through Athens, according to AP, with protests also held in Thessaloniki and Patras.

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Mon, 20:29 – Tue, 02:13

French unrest after weekend riots

Tue

President Emmanuel Macron blames organized ultraleft groups for the weekend rioting and looting, DW reports.

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Mon, 14:27 – 20:29

Cost-of-living unrest across Europe

Mon

Authorities in Lyon and Nice have also imposed curfews, with Lyon's Presqu'ile district under one from 21:00 to 06:00, BFMTV reports.

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Articles in this story

  1. Carrefour cuts 2026 outlook and shares fall as French unrest hits its stores
  2. About 10,000 march in Athens as Greek students and teachers protest across the country
  3. France detains 1,314 after 24 October protests, 53 officers injured
  4. Milan detains Movimento 17 ottobre admin as Italian protests bring nine arrests

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Deutsche Welle, zazoom.it, afp.com, agenziagiornalisticaopinione.it, Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje, BBC, english.aawsat.com, inewsgr.com, LaSexta, n.news.naver.com, rmf24.pl, straitstimes.com, The Independent, theglobeandmail.com, todoalicante.es, 24.hu, ABC, abc.com.py, abc7.com, agenparl.eu, ahaber.com.tr, alwakeelnews.com, ambito.com, antena3.com, AP, astratv.gr, Bayerischer Rundfunk, bernama.com, BFMTV, biz.chosun.com