How has the cost of living changed in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal?

Student protests in France are into their second month , escalating into demonstrations across Europe. What began in September in France with pupils protesting against overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages has grown into wider anger at the cost of living and planned cuts to public services. Protesters in Albania, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain have also taken to the streets over the lack of affordable housing, rising costs and failing public services – with many young people saying they no longer expect to be better off than their parents. Facing their anger are leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron , Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez and Portugal’s PM Luis Montenegro.