‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify

Protests against soaring living costs have escalated across Europe, now reaching Italy and Portugal after spreading from Spain and France. In Milan, a demonstration that started as a peaceful march turned violent, with rioters attacking police and igniting barricades. Meanwhile, a tent encampment has appeared in Lisbon, signaling growing public frustration. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused outside groups of exploiting the unrest, framing the Milan clashes as an attempt to destabilize the country.

Hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italy was exploited by ‘hooligans’The angry protests that have convulsed Spain and France in recent weeks have spilled over to Italy and Portugal, with rioters clashing with police and setting property on fire in Milan, and a tent encampment springing up in Lisbon over the weekend.A march in central Milan on Saturday to protest against rising living costs began peacefully but ended with masked rioters throwing stones, paving blocks and other objects at riot police and setting fire to barricades made from bar tables. Continue reading...