Europe Protests: Italian PM Meloni Announces Tough New Security Measures Across Italy | France

Europe is witnessing an autumn of protests driven by fuel costs, housing unaffordability, poor public schools, and anti-corruption demands. Demonstrations in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Albania have seen tent camps, street blockades, clashes, looting, arrests, and injuries.

Italy has responded with a sweeping security crackdown: up to five years in prison and a €20,000 fine for violent protest participation, detention extended to minors, and 500 additional soldiers deployed in Milan until year-end. Trump has framed the unrest as an immigration crisis, while Moscow calls it a sign of a wider European crisis.