Student and social protests spread across Europe
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africaguinée
Protests inspired by the French mobilisation took place in Albania, Belgium and Italy, with demands including increased funding for education and action on the cost of living. In Tirana, clashes continued on the fifth day of protests, with demonstrators among other things calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign, AFP reports.
Student and social protests spread to several European countries on 17 October 2026, following the widely supported call to demonstrate in France. Large marches took place in Albania, Belgium and Italy, among other countries, according to Agence France-Presse.
In France, between 550,000 and 800,000 people demonstrated. Students and school pupils have also been blocking their schools for several days in several countries, demanding more funding for education, following the French school student movement launched in mid-September, AFP reports.
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