The taz politics podcast: Angry Youth: What's going on in Europe?

Dilapidated schools, canceled lessons, rising prices and a lack of prospects are driving hundreds of thousands of young people onto the streets in France. What began as a protest by students has expanded into a mass movement across the country - with burning cars, looted shops and violent clashes with the police. The spark has spread to other European countries and many others have now joined the students.

Where does the anger of youth come from? Why are the protests escalating so quickly? And who benefits politically from it?

In Germany, too, young people want to protest in dozens of cities this weekend. Are they motivated by the same things as the demonstrators in France? Is a European protest movement possibly emerging against the consequences of years of neoliberal policies, which are responsible for a large part of the educational misery, empty state coffers and austerity programs?

In the taz federal talk we talk about the causes, the political explosiveness and the consequences of the youth protests in France, Germany and other European countries. Moderator Anja Krüger from the taz parliamentary office speaks with France correspondent Christine Longin, taz editor Christian Jakob and taz editor Harriet Wolff.