Protests across Europe are highlighting deep frustration among younger generations over housing affordability and failing education systems. In Spain, mass demonstrations in multiple cities have erupted over soaring housing costs, with protesters accusing elites of prioritizing luxury investments while leaving homes out of reach. Meanwhile, French students are clashing with police over deteriorating school conditions, including overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and an admissions process they say lacks transparency. The unrest reflects a broader rejection of political priorities, as young people demand urgent action on issues they say directly threaten their futures.
Demonstrations over housing rights and crumbling schools are a sign the younger generation is withdrawing political consentEurope live – latest updatesIn Spain, tens of thousands of people in 50 cities have taken to the streets amid mounting fury over the country’s housing crisis, their feelings made plain on a banner at the burgeoning protest camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza: “You can speculate on watches, jewels, crypto-bros and Ferraris. But not on our fucking homes.”In France, as high school pupils clash with police in often violent protests over long hours, missing teachers, crumbling classrooms and an opaque university admissions system, the angry slogans include: “More hours in class than for sleep”, “Fund study, not repression” and “I’d like to be worrying about my maths exam, not my future”. Continue reading...
