Public protest
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Greece: The 'we won't pay' anti-austerity revolt
5 August 2011640 The Guardian London -
France: Are things getting out of control?
19 October 2010821 Presseurop -
France: This isn't just about pensions
19 October 20102011 Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurt -
REDUNDANCIES: France's explosive industrial disputes
17 July 2009PresseuropLibération -
Police blunder: Libération up in arms against flash-balls
15 July 2009PresseuropLibération
Faced with the bleak realities of unpaid wages, bankrupt businesses, and mass unemployment, the Greeks are increasingly turning to civil disobedience. Is Greece in the throes of a political paradigm shift? The Guardian reports from Thessaloniki. 
The campaign against pension reform has provided a catalyst for other movements that are less easily controlled. Now that marching workers have been joined by huge numbers of secondary school students, the French press worries about a situation that could soon get out of hand. 
What with service stations out of petrol, protesters setting cars on fire, schools closed, the mass demonstrations against the pension reform are plunging France into chaos. But it’s not just about pensions: the people are up in arms about what many consider an unjust system.