Greek Students Take to the Streets as Germany Warns of Halloween Protests

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Protests that ignited in France are spreading across Europe. In Greece, students and teachers have taken to the streets, while in Germany, large-scale protests are scheduled for Halloween on the 31st, heightening tensions.

This report is by Kim Young-a.

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[When students unite, we win!]

Protests that began in France have spread through Italy and Albania to Greece at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula.

Demonstrators filled downtown areas in major cities, including the capital Athens and Thessaloniki.

The protesters demanded the expansion of affordable student housing and increased government investment in education.

[Fani Chrisania / University Student: Young people in many European countries, including France, Italy, and Albania, are facing the exact same problems. The enemy is the same, and the reasons that drive us to the streets are the same.]

Particularly in Athens, even teachers declared a strike.

[Ioannis Rompas / Striking Teacher: Through this strike, we want to send a message to the younger generation, adults, and students alike that 'if you don't fight, you get nothing.']

University students also rushed into the streets in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.

They took to action to block the government's decision to raise university tuition fees, which had been frozen since 2020.

In Albania, where even violence broke out, the prime minister personally brought a chair out in front of the parliament building and attempted to dialogue with protesters, but angry demonstrators threw and smashed the chair, rejecting the offer for talks.

In Milan, Italy, where stores were looted, the Italian government decided to deploy a military force of 500 troops for protests scheduled every weekend.

Meanwhile, in Germany, a group named "Generation Z Rises" has announced nationwide protests for Halloween on the 31st.

Through social media, the organizers are urging participation, calling for simultaneous resistance in about 20 cities including Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich.

[France can do it, so why can't we? Please, I am right here. I am right here. Let us do it here too. I want to see it too.]

With protests anticipated on Halloween, a day that has seen recurring violence every year, authorities are tightening their grip on security.

(Video Editing: Kim Byung-jik)
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