What's fueling youth-led protests across Europe?

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published October 26, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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