Protests Sweep Europen Cities as Movments Coalesce Over Housng, Pensions and Edcation
Protests across Europe entered a new phase on Saturday as demonstrators in Milan, Rome, Tirana, Madrid and Lisbon took to the streets under the banner of the newly formed 'Oct. 17 Movement'. Italy deployed 500 soldiers to Milan after last week's looting by young protesters, while Albanian police fired water cannon at crowds in Tirana, Spanish retirees marched over pensions, and Portuguese activists demanded affordable housing.