Nicolas Baverez: “The revolt of European youth”
Quick Look
- Twenty-two European countries are facing a wave of student and high school protests.
- Movements against the housing crisis, corruption and educational policies are shaking Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Albania in particular.
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Why It Matters
A wave of student and high school protests has crossed Europe since last spring, affecting 22 countries.
If France is an exception for the infernal spiral of the social, economic, financial and political crisis, Europe is traversed by a movement of youth revolt. Since last spring, twenty-two European countries have been affected by high school and student movements.
Italy, Belgium and Greece have seen an increase in blockades of schools and universities as well as violent demonstrations, which notably led Giorgia Meloni to mobilize the army to restore calm to Milan where the Piazza del Duomo was devastated. The Tent Movement invaded Puerta del Sol in Madrid and Rossio Square in Lisbon to protest the housing crisis.
Insurgent riots broke out in Athens as in Albania, in Tirana, to protest against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
The revolt of European youth finds its immediate origin in the education crisis, the shortage of housing…
Open Questions
- What will be the coordinated political response of European states?
- Will the movements unify on a continental scale?
