Europe’s wealth gap: Older households eight times richer than young ones
- EXPLAINERAs protests over living costs and programme cuts spread across Europe, under-35s hold 2.8 percent of household wealth.
- Student protests that began in September in France have spread to more than 11 European countries as anger rises over high rents and fuel prices and cuts to public services.
- Many young protesters said they no longer expect to be better off than their parents, and household wealth data show a wide gap between generations.
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- EXPLAINERAs protests over living costs and programme cuts spread across Europe, under-35s hold 2.8 percent of household wealth.
- Student protests that began in September in France have spread to more than 11 European countries as anger rises over high rents and fuel prices and cuts to public services.
- Many young protesters said they no longer expect to be better off than their parents, and household wealth data show a wide gap between generations.
Sources: Al Jazeera