Europe's governments, for the most part, have been careful to distinguish between looters and rioters on the one hand, and loud but peaceful, legally organised demonstrations on the other.
The latter tend to focus around a particular cause.
In the current protest wave, placards and chants mainly take aim at education grievances, social inequalities and the rising cost of living - though each country also comes with its own unique set of complaints.
Europe's governments, for the most part, have been careful to distinguish between looters and rioters on the one hand, and loud but peaceful, legally organised demonstrations on the other. The latter tend to focus around a particular cause. In the current protest wave, placards and chants mainly take aim at education grievances, social inequalities and the rising cost of living - though each country also comes with its own unique set of complaints.
