00:00Precisely, Europe is experiencing a wave of work stoppages and protests in the education sector
00:05due to the lack of public policies and funding, which have aggravated discontent among professionals
00:10and students.
00:12This way, several European Union countries have seen demonstrations in opposition to
00:18austerity policies and budget cuts, among them France, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Germany.
00:23The main demands focused on the urgent need for wage increases to cope with the rising
00:30cost of living, while at the same time opposing reductions in public spending in general and
00:36increases in defence budgets.
00:39Protests in Serbia led to the dissolution of Parliament and early elections, while Portugal
00:45and Romania also saw protests that led to institutional and operational paralysis at the national level.
