# 'Popular dissatisfaction' across Europe: 'Promises of more economic growth haven't come true'

https://mins.news/en/item/110802

- France 24, 2026-10-22 09:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261022-popular-dissatisfaction-across-europe-promises-of-more-economic-growth-haven-t-come-true-1

> Steven Erlanger, The New York Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, says economic frustration, generational inequality and declining confidence in established political leaders are reshaping democracy across France, Germany, Italy and Spain. He describes a continent marked by “a kind of general disgust” and “a sense of drift.”

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