Waves of unrest: Europe's 2026 social protests and strikes

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Europe riots
Thousands protest police crackdown on housing encampments in Lisbon
Public sector workers strike over pay deadlock
Police clear remaining housing protesters
Around 600,000 people take part in demonstrations
Protesters enter Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
Protesters demand access to affordable housing
Youth protest for housing rights
Protest turns violent in Zurich, 2 arrested
Cost of living riots hit Germany
Students protest over proposed grant cuts
People attend protest against planned cuts to university budgets
Czechs rally over media funding cut
Protests sweep Italian cities, clashes reported
Anti-corruption protests swept across Serbia
Protests escalate into violent clashes
Three injured in violence at Athens university campus
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