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“By last weekend, the protests had extended beyond disenchanted pupils and their parents and teachers to a far wider cross-section of society complaining about the cost of living — alongside the usual panoply of vandals, looters, and arsonists.”

“Donald Trump and JD Vance deployed a familiar US playbook on Europe, claiming that immigrants were responsible for rioting in France that began as student protests against crumbling schools and the high cost of living.”

“Some half a million people turned out across France to protest the surging cost of living, a culmination of four weeks of protests that began with high school students demanding better conditions at their schools.”

“Protesters gathered in Turin also where they clashed with riot police, as citizens demonstrated against the cost of living crisis.”

“Authorities had deployed 70,000 security personnel across the country for the new marches, called to protest the cost of living.”

“Protesters gathered in cities ranging from Brussels to Madrid and Lisbon to demand government action on the cost of living, with housing costs a particular concern in Spain and Portugal.”

“While France is reeling from its ongoing wave of protests, major demonstrations related to education and the cost of living have also been taking place elsewhere in Europe.”

“Some half a million people turned out across France on Saturday to denounce the surging cost of living, a culmination of four weeks of protests that began with students demanding better conditions at high schools.”

“Some half a million people turned out across France on Oct 17 to denounce the surging cost of living, a culmination of four weeks of protests that began with students demanding better conditions at high schools.”

“Hundreds of thousands of Europeans took to the streets in Italy, France, Spain, Belgium and Portugal on Saturday in largely uncoordinated demonstrations to protest against the rising cost of living in their countries.”

“Italy has approved the deployment of troops and tougher legal penalties in a bid to quell cost-of-living protests in the north of the country that occasionally turned violent over the weekend.”

“Albania is one of a number of European countries experiencing protests over rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis, including France and Italy.”

“For several days, the streets of Tirana have witnessed a wave of antigovernment demonstrations, with demonstrators engaged in fierce clashes with security forces, while police have fired tear gas on thousands of young protesters to prevent them from scaling…”

“Tens of thousands marched through Lisbon on Saturday over low wages, housing costs and the rising cost of living, increasing pressure on Portugal’s centre-right government.”

“Tens of thousands marched through Lisbon on Saturday over low wages, housing costs and the rising cost of living, increasing pressure on Portugal's centre-right government.”

“Protests over living costs, housing, wages and public services have been seen across France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Albania.”

“Now the protests have widened again, with those angry about the rising cost of living, petrol shortages and fuel prices joining demonstrations which have frequently descended into rioting, looting and arson.”

“Others who joined are furious about the price of gasoline and diesel, and the high cost of living in general.”

“Milan’s youth follow France in violent cost-of-living protests Thousands of students and teachers have rallied across cities in Greece, demanding more funding for education, including better facilities and smaller class sizes.”

“The view echoes that of the secretary general of France’s CGT union, Sophie Binet, after Saturday’s protests in which about half a million people turned up to rail against the rising cost of living and deteriorating public services.”

“The camps mirrored housing protests in neighbouring Spain, and coincided with unrest over rising living costs in countries such as France, Belgium and Italy.”

“Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of protesters, some of whom have participated in rioting and looting, have taken to the streets to oppose proposed budget cuts and demand greater spending on cost-of-living relief and public services such as education.”