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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harry Taylor

Why are people protesting across Europe?

A passer-by looks at a cracked window with '2026 revolution' spray-painted onto it
A damaged McDonald's restaurant in Paris after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices on Saturday. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

Young people have been taking to the streets in countries across Europe, including Spain, France and Portugal, to protest over their unhappiness at the state of schools and wider cost of living crisis.

In France, high school pupils have clashed with police in often violent protests over long hours, missing teachers, dilapidated classrooms and an opaque university admissions system. Pupils routinely miss months of teaching due to unfilled staff absences.

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