The key facts

  • Alberto Alemanno calls the 'teenage revolution' formula deeply misleading
  • Causes of the protests: cost of living, housing rents, school funding
  • The expert believes the media did not cover the French protests 'with due thoroughness'

Expert rejects the image of a 'teenage revolution'

European Union law expert Alberto Alemanno stated that framing the protests as a 'teenage revolution' is deeply misleading. According to him, such framing creates an inaccurate image of 'Europe destroying itself'.

Criticism of media coverage and authorities' actions

Alemanno believes that the French protests were not covered by the media 'with due thoroughness'. He also believes that public authority proved 'unable to cope with, prevent or mitigate the disaster'.

Diverse causes of the protests

According to the expert, the protests are diverse and do not represent a single phenomenon. France and other European cities were swept by a series of actions with different causes: from rising costs of living and housing rents to issues of proper funding for public schools.