News about Albania

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.