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- From France to Albania , social unrest is setting Europe streets ablaze
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Protests in France began as student demonstrations over school conditions but have grown into a wider movement over the cost of living. France's monetary poverty rate reached 15.4% in 2024, its highest since 1996, affecting around 9.8 million people, with the threshold at €1,337 a month for a single person. Energy prices rose more than 60% between 2015 and the first half of 2026, with electricity up 43%, and fuel prices rising a further 30% from the end of 2025 to April 2026 as the war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz crisis sent costs soaring. According to Eurostat, 28.8% of people in France could not afford an unexpected expense without borrowing in 2025, and 41.1% lived in households with at least some difficulty making ends meet.
- From France to Albania , social unrest is setting Europe streets ablaze
Protests over rising fuel costs, under-funded schools, declining public services and housing costs have spread across Europe, with arrests, looting and violence reported in France, Italy and Albania. In France, student blockades over school resources widened to include the CGT union and living-cost demands, and weekend unrest led to 2,400 arrests, while Spanish protesters have set up tent camps over rents and teachers launched an indefinite strike in Madrid. Spain's housing measures failed in Parliament, prompting a snap election and a general strike in November, the first in 14 years. Trump blamed migrants for France's unrest, though French authorities have not blamed immigrants, and Italy's “Italia in Piazza” movement has mobilised thousands over jobs, healthcare and wages.
- European stocks dip as French riots spark concern
European stocks fell after a weekend of violent protests in France, even as US technology stocks rebounded. The FTSE 100 closed down 117.21 points, or 1.1%, at 10,764.69, while the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 1.1% and the DAX in Frankfurt retreated 1.2%. Protesters burned public buildings and looted hundreds of shops, and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a state of emergency could be imposed 'if needed'. The yield on French 10-year bonds rose 15 basis points to 4.94%, as analyst David Morrison of Trade Nation said investors were dumping French debt for German bunds over national debt worries. In London, Anglo American fell 4.1% and Barclays declined 3.5%.
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