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World Service,22 Oct 2026,27 mins

Europe protests: A continent in crisis?

The Global Story

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“They've surrendered their country to vandals,â€� claimed Donald Trump this week, as videos of protests and looting across France spread across social media and TV news bulletins. The US president has framed the unrest in France – and similar protests across Europe, as a migration problem. “They’re losing Europeâ€�, he said, at a campaign rally in Kansas this week. But what is actually getting people out on the streets in their thousands? The Âé¶¹Éç’s Europe editor, Katya Adler, joins us to explain how years of discontent and disenfranchisement among young people have coalesced in this period of fiery protest. (Photo: A protester kicks a tear gas canister during clashes with police at a demonstration against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris, France, 17 October 2026. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock) Producer: Hannah Moore, Aron Keller, Lucy Pawle and Jo Casserly Sound engineer: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins

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