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Inflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil

FILE- Protesters burn symbolic energy bills outside the ICC in Birmingham prior to the Conservative Party conference at the ICC, Birmingham, England, Oct. 1, 2022. Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with spiralling living costs and threatens to unleash political turmoil. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, file)

FILE - Protesters hold a banner that reads, "who sows misery reaps anger" during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Oct. 18, 2022. Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with spiralling living costs and threatens to unleash political turmoil. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez, file)

FILE - A man clenches his fists during a protest outside the government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 20, 2022. Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with spiralling living costs and threatens to unleash political turmoil. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, file)

FILE - People holds banners and placards as they attend a RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) union train strike rally outside King's Cross railway station, in London, June 25, 2022. Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with spiralling living costs and threatens to unleash political turmoil. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

Inflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil