Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
WEBJun 30, 2023 · CNN — France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and...
Covid: Huge protests across Europe over new restrictions - BBC
WEBNov 21, 2021 · On Saturday, people hurled fireworks at police and set fire to bicycles in The Hague, one night after protests in Rotterdam turned violent and police fired gunshots. Thousands of demonstrators also...
Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living and pay
WEBOct 18, 2022 · Oct 19 (Reuters) - European countries are facing more strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some industrial actions and demonstrations.
Labor unrest is growing in Europe - NPR
WEBJan 28, 2023 · Labor unrest is growing in Europe. In France, workers are protesting against the government proposal to raise the retirement age, and in the United Kingdom, people are protesting low pay amid a...
France Protests: Hundreds Arrested in Fifth Night of Unrest After ...
WEBJul 2, 2023 · The mayor of a suburb of Paris said on Sunday that protesters had rammed a car into his home and then set the vehicle on fire, injuring his wife and one of his children, as violent demonstrations...
Tear gas used in Paris as unrest grows in French protests - BBC
WEBMar 28, 2023 · A new date of strikes and protests has been set for 6 April at the end of the 10th day of mass protest over a controversial pension reform. Paris police say 27 people have been arrested in the...
Cost of living protests across Europe might spell political trouble
WEBOct 22, 2022 · Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with the spiralling cost of living and threatens to unleash political turmoil. In...
The European Union faces a battle to keep energy prices from …
WEBOct 18, 2022 · BRUSSELS — European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further tank their struggling economies and foment unrest.
Europe’s Leaders Vow Economic Relief, Fearing Unrest - The New York Times
WEBSep 4, 2022 · BERLIN — European governments moved this weekend to soften the blow of soaring costs and a deepening energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine, and scrambled to prepare for the possibility of...
Other European nations try to fight rising prices as fears of social ...
WEBSep 4, 2022 · BERLIN — Governments across Europe moved this weekend to introduce measures aimed at tackling soaring energy costs and inflation, amid growing concerns that rising prices fueled by the war in...