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The Guardian view on Europe’s protests: the social contract has broken – and young people want solutions | Editorial

Published October 23, 2026 1:07 pm • Updated October 23, 2026 1:07 pm •
The Guardian view on Europe’s protests: the social contract has broken – and young people want solutions | Editorial
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An electoral supercycle over the next year may redefine the continent’s future. But what’s happening on the streets is shaping it, tooFrance sneezed, and Europe has again caught the cold. The wave of unrest which began with teenagers at a high school soon drew in hundreds of thousands of people nationwide and then spread across the continent. Protests have filled the streets in Lisbon and…

An electoral supercycle over the next year may redefine the continent’s future. But what’s happening on the streets is shaping it, tooFrance sneezed, and Europe has again caught the cold. The wave of unrest which began with teenagers at a high school soon drew in hundreds of thousands of people nationwide and then spread across the continent. Protests have filled the streets in Lisbon and…

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