# Protests erupt in Spain and France over housing costs and school conditions

https://mins.news/en/video/84152

- CNN, 2026-10-02 21:44 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTJJ8gh4KPg

> High school students in France have set fires and clashed with police during nearly a week of disruption, with anger focused on an under-resourced and overstretched education system. Nationwide protests have also erupted in Spain over soaring rents, evictions and a lack of affordable housing.

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