{
  "id": 17912272,
  "title": "Living costs, housing, job uncertainty fuel European youth anger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/living-costs-housing-job-uncertainty-fuel-european-youth-anger-17912272",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T04:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post Business",
    "slug": "bangkok-post-business",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3347866/living-costs-housing-job-uncertainty-fuel-european-youth-anger"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A wave of youth protests has swept across Europe, fueled by soaring living costs, job insecurity, and distrust in traditional institutions. France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Germany have seen hundreds of thousands take to the streets, united by shared issues like high housing prices, low wages, and the climate crisis. School and university students have spearheaded these demonstrations, demanding better facilities and an end to opaque university admissions systems. The movement began in mid-September when French high school students protested for improved conditions and reform of the university admissions process. Initially peaceful, the protests soon turned violent, with incidents of looting, arson, and clashes with authorities. Greece saw over 10,000 protesters rally across several cities, some bearing bilingual placards in Greek and French. Experts attribute the protests to a sense of being sacrificed due to the debt and environmental problems left by previous generations, as well as the feeling of being ignored and the growing inequality between different socioeconomic groups.",
  "summary": "PARIS — Countries across Europe have been swept by a wave of protests by young people angry at the spiralling cost of living who have little trust in traditional institutions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Living costs, housing, job uncertainty fuel European youth anger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/living-costs-housing-job-uncertainty-fuel-european-youth-anger",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:29:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}