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Europe: The Winter of Social Discontent

Jan 29, 2009 | 20:30 GMT

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Summary

People across Europe have launched protests, strikes and riots this winter. In Iceland, the social unrest was constant enough to cause the government to collapse. Europe has a long history of social protests. Such movements tend to spread across the continent due to geography, technology, demographics and economics.

Protests, strikes and riots have occurred across Europe this winter, and more unrest is expected....

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