Protesters across Europe take to streets over housing and living costs
Clashes in Milan led to more than 200 detentions, Italian media say, and Giorgia Meloni called an emergency meeting in response.
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What happened
Demonstrations over housing and the cost of living have spread across Europe, reaching cities including Lisbon and Milan. Two days of rioting in Milan led to more than 200 people being detained, according to Italian media. Meloni then held an emergency meeting after the violent clashes.
Timeline
- Oct 19, 7:23 AM ET: Meloni held an emergency meeting after violent clashes in Milan.
- Oct 19, 7:23 AM ET: More than 200 people were detained during two days of rioting in Milan, Italian media reported.
Coverage
- How has the cost of living changed in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal? (Al Jazeera)
- Meloni holds emergency meeting after violent clashes in Milan (BBC)
- What’s behind Europe’s youth protests? (Al Jazeera)
- How will Europe deal with youth-led protests? (Al Jazeera)
- ‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify (The Guardian)
- Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France (Al Jazeera)
- Rioters clash with police in Milan during cost-of-living protest (AP)
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