Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France

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Saturday’s protests were in Belgium, France, Italy and Portugal in a wave of unrest that has put pressure on national governments across the European Union.

França vivenciou um dos dias mais turbulentos de protestos em décadas, com mais de 550. 000 pessoas se juntando às manifestações e a polícia enfrentando os manifestantes em todo o país – mas não foi o único país a ver demonstrações significativas.

Na capital da Bélgica, Bruxelas – que já presenciou semanas de protestos de estudantes contra as taxas de matrícula universitária – a polícia disparou gás lacrimogêneo e canhões de água para dispersar os manifestantes, que eles acusaram de lançar mísseis contra eles e de incendiar.

In Liege, a smaller city east of Brussels, police also deployed water cannon to break up demonstrations. Police did not say how many people attended.

An estimated tens of thousands of protesters marched in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, against the cost of living crisis, low wages and an inability to access housing in major cities.

Os preços das casas em Portugal mais que dobraram desde 2017, enquanto os aluguéis de novos contratos aumentaram quase tanto.

Portuguese Parliamentary Affairs Minister Carlos ‌‌Abreu ‌‌Amorim said on Friday that the “government will not yield to shouts from the street”. Protesters said their leaders are “out of touch” with the problem.

Em Milão e Bolonha, a polícia italiana relatou que, além de protestos pacíficos sobre o custo de vida, os manifestantes arremessaram pedras e entraram em confronto com os agentes.

Italian media reported several injuries and arrests.

Nenhum dos protestos atingiu a mesma escala das manifestações nacionais na França, mas eles podem ser um sinal de que a onda se espalhará para outras nações europeias, segundo Alberto Alemanno, professor de Direito e Política da UE na escola de negócios HEC Paris.

In Greece, Germany, and Austria, the “early stages” of a movement is emerging, with mobilisation expected “in the coming week”, he said.

They are not a single movement, he explained, but several protests happening at the same time, with some “shared grievances”: underfunded education, rising costs and, for students, uncertain prospects after graduation.

The unrest comes at a crucial time for Europe, as the continent prepares for what Alemanno called an “unprecedented super-cycle of national elections” in the coming 12 months, with votes scheduled in Spain, France, Italy and Poland.