PremiumAI Narration Listen 00:000.5x0.75x1x1.25x1.5x2xThank you for your feedback.Your feedback has been reported succesfully.Weak growth, high debt, joblessness and a welfare state that is not working out for the young: France’s problems are many and solutions are not easy.A protest in Paris on October 8. (AP)7 min readOct 21, 2026 06:36 AM IST First published on: Oct 21, 2026 at 06:35 AM ISTDear Readers,France, Europe’s second largest economy and one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, is burning after violent protesters unleashed some of the worst episodes of vandalism in French history.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdUdit Misra is Senior Associate Editor at The Indian Express. Misra... Read More ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebook