ALBANIA, ITALY AND PORTUGAL - ARE PROTESTS SPREADING OVER EUROPE?

ALBANIA, ITALY AND PORTUGAL - ARE PROTESTS SPREADING OVER EUROPE? Tirana, Albania Milan, Italy Poor public services and high living costs brought protesters into the streets in Milan, where shops were looted and tear gas was fired Similar scenes played out in other parts of the country, with clashes seen in Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo and Turin Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for calm, branding those rioting as 'hooligans' The unrest in Italy has mirrored some of the violence seen in Paris, while other parts of Europe appear to have followed suit In Albania protesters used fireworks, petrol bombs and other projectiles in heated conflict with police In response, water cannons and tear gas were used, as government buildings were targeted by groups demanding the prime minister's resignation Dissatisfaction has also been brewing over plans for a luxury tourism resort in the south with links to Donald Trump's son-in-law Meanwhile, in Portugal, thousands filled the streets in protest over unaffordable housing