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Unemployed youth clash with police in Italy
About 3,000 unemployed demonstrators have clashed with riot police in Naples during a protest against rocketing youth unemployment. The violence erupted in the city after a visit by Labor Minister Elsa Fornero and left 23 people injured. Ref. Source 9
Italy Unemployment Rate Remains Close to 20-Year-High Amid Slump:
The euro region's third-biggest economy will shrink 1.8 percent this year amid rising unemployment and low consumer and investor confidence, Mooody's Investors Service forecast April 26. Ref. Source 2