# From arrests to crackdowns, how Europe’s leaders are responding as protests rock the continent

https://mins.news/en/item/114831

- Fox News, 2026-10-25 15:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/arrests-crackdowns-how-europes-leaders-responding-protests-rock-continent

> European leaders are taking varied approaches to protests that began with student demonstrations in France in mid-September and spread to other countries. France deployed 70,000 police officers and reported more than 1,300 arrests. Italy sent 500 additional soldiers to Milan and approved tougher penalties for minors involved in vandalism. Protests or clashes have also occurred in Greece, Belgium, Albania and Spain.

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