In France’s Wake, Why Social Protest Has Spread Across Europe

In *Le Figaro* on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to analyze the national and shared roots of the social protests taking place in France and in many European Union countries—as part of an article by Solène Vary published under the title “Indebted Countries, Existential Anxiety Among Youth… In France’s Wake: Why Social Protest Has Spread Across Europe.”