Europe Erupts: Protests Spread as Governments Fail to Respond

Angry protests are spreading across Europe as governments struggle to answer public demands. From France to Spain, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Albania, unrest is growing—and further discontent looks likely. In France, piles of wheelie bins stacked against school entrances first signaled the scale of student anger over crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages. In Spain, a tent camp steadily grew in the heart of Madrid as residents protested soaring housing costs. Similar scenes have since appeared in Belgium, Italy and Portugal. Clashes have also shaken Albania's capital, Tirana—hinting at an autumn of protests across the continent.