Students in Europe are rising up to call for better education

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 16, 2026Country: Albania
World / InternationalSociety & Lifestyle
Students in Europe are rising up to call for better education

Student protests are gripping several European countries, with activists demanding better education systems. The demonstrations have been accompanied by violent unrest. In Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed the protests on “foreign hands.”

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