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Lee cites Europe protests as growth lesson

President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea should learn from recent large-scale protests in European countries, including France, over high living costs and inequality, citing low growth as a potential reason for the unrest and stressing the importance of ensuring sustained growth at home. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, he urged Korea to treat Europe's prolonged low growth as a lesson, according to Yonhap and KBS World reports. Korean media coverage focuses on his remarks as a policy signal, with outlets like the Korea Times and Chosun Ilbo highlighting his call to use Europe's situation as a "lesson" for sustaining domestic growth.

  1. President Lee says Korea should learn from European protests to sustain growth Korea Times · 2026-10-27
  2. Lee Urges S. Korea to Learn Lessons from Protests in Europe KBS World · 2026-10-27
  3. (LEAD) Lee says S. Korea should learn from European protests to sustain growth Yonhap · 2026-10-27
  4. Lee says S. Korea should learn from European protests to sustain growth Yonhap · 2026-10-27
  5. [속보] 李 “유럽 저성장 장기화, 반면교사로 삼아야” 조선일보 · 2026-10-27

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