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Austria has a long history of neutrality, but Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing many in the country to reconsider. So in this video we discuss Austria’s new conversation around NATO and why some might finally be considering membership.
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In this video, we thought we’d take a look at how it all went wrong for Macron: what he promised when he came to power, why much of it fell apart, and where France seems headed next.
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X posts:
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2111880065088975333?s=20
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2111882865197625588?s=20
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2111849200379932912?s=20
France finances:
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c-45e7-a09a-45a39ce077b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Protest coverage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyd02yz22vo
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/10/17/france-faces-day-of-combined-protests_6758706_7.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7bd4ac59-61e6-4604-a96a-26e7096bf768?shareType=nongiftFrance
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The Gen Z protests in France have started to spread cross-border through to Spain, Portugal, Italy, and are continuing in Albania and Serbia, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at the underlying reasons behind these protests and what happens next.
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Europe Gen Z Protests
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/italy-spain-belgium-portugal-social-unrest-spreads-across-europe-amid-soaring-energy-prices-and-a-housing-crisis_6759435_4.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/a-european-perspective/2026/1020/1596095-spain-youth-protests/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/europe-protests-france-spain-portugal-2026-explainer
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/is-europe-about-to-have-an-1848-moment
France
https://youtu.be/D0lLgflRMKs
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c893v4gx2e47t
Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
https://timesofmalta.com/article/empty-shelves-eurospin-mosta-amid-fuel-protests-italy.1135882
Spain
https://youtu.be/HZs6eG1lB4I?si=09RhFsoQKhiA5m_t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kej47095no
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/venta/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps08/default/table
Portugal
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-tents-spring-up-in-lisbon-as-portugal-housing-protests-spread
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/venda/historico/
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/historico/
Serbia
https://youtu.be/Fjy6mFrB4gA?si=qo4y1xYBdUSAC0LS
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-election-vucic-b063b0ad14261bb74ad415bfed141941
Albania
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=E9x4fgsMM6pYzrgs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
00:00 – Introduction
01:01 – France
02:05 – Italy
03:08 – Spain
04:10 – Portugal
04:39 – Albania
05:57 – Serbia
06:56 – Conclusion
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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at the state of Serbian politics, why a student protest movement gained so much ground in the first place, and whether it actually stands a chance of beating Vucic’s party.
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Source list:
Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/09/15/student-list-ready-serbia-elections/
Train station canopy collapse:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/1/mass-protests-planned-as-serbia-marks-anniversary-of-train-station-collapse
https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/president-vucic-inaugurates-novi-sad-subotica-high-speed-line/
CRTA report: https://crta.rs/en/first-interim-report-on-long-term-observation/
Snap elections:
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-leader-aleksandar-vucic-calls-snap-elections-after-dissolving-countrys-parliament/
https://srpske.rs/en/news/ekonomija/2026/08/02/serbia-600-million-euro-cash-handout-payment-dates
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
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@YesArdaj-fm9km
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
The real thing is. The ussr had an agreement with them. So they didn’t join. Even tho the ussr doesn’t exist anymore I still don’t think it
Will happen
@andytricolore2968
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Because we're not stupid – keep your NATO elsewhere. .
@RawLu.
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
I was also really surprised when I found out Austria wasn't in NATO? And also if you did the video??? that they have been basically Right-Wing FOREVER now??? Not the Austria I had always envisioned for some reason…
@erture1
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Well, 1rst of all, there was never an invasion in UA
2nd – NATO is a terrorist organization, created to throw poor Fcks like me in a suicide mission against RU
@dragos550
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Austria is not a country
@guzzyzorro8980
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
I suport russia hi hi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@guzzyzorro8980
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Australië won,t go to nato ….nato are idiote en stupide luck president biden .nobady wont luck dat stupide. Hi hi the navo are loser the are neo nazi!s .the mast go to prison .luck wat the heve dan in aleppo syria ,en in irack ,in Afghanistan, in lybia .i happy the russia make a point in oekraine .the russia not only women en children .the shut back. En the winning .nato a loser that is a fact . The cant fight lijk a man .
@ingridjernej6361
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
AUSTRIA dont do that NATO is killing every member sooner or later, dragging them all into wars benefitting only the US
@dxxiqx7474
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Bruh, can this channel be more biased? How much did they pay you?
@kostafilipovic8488
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Easy.Austria refused to join NATO because in Austria was born Hitler and NATO is nazist, so Austria don't want to be Nazist again.
@kaiserfranzjoseph9311
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
As an Austrian, there is no way we ever join NATO. We have no real reason to do so, and even if we did changing the constitutin to remove it a suicide mission for any party pushing for it. The ÖVP and the Green, pretty much the only two parties to support ending neutrality at all, are loosing votes at extreme speed, partially due to supporting aiding Ukraine and questioning neutrality (and for being extremely corrupt, and for how they handled Corona, and because of what happened to Kurz. they have a lot of issues right now, but neutrality is definitly one)
@KOl-xj4jt
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
mountain do the job)
@markperez8177
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Maybe in addition to Austria Joining NATO they could reunite into Germany
@doodleydoo
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Austria should not be in NATO.
@bijhua
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Austria is under Russian control, it should never be allowed to join NATO.
@harth3432
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
This makes Austria even more special. Because we know that Switzerland and Norway while part of Continental Europe are not part of the EU. Norway is part of NATO. Yet Austria is part of the EU but not part of NATO..
@dogguy8603
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Well, as of now, Finland and Sweden are members of NATO
@BlueLineofthesky
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
The answer to this question can be found a few hundred kilometers EAST…into the Red Square.
@MrMeowzerov
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
That was unexpected 3:00
@MrMeowzerov
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
That actually sounds like a good idea because I have a feeling that Russia is gonna start bullying austria pretty soon
@williamfredriksson1481
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
During the Cold War the Bundesheer (Austrian Army) had a close cooperation in secret with the Bundeswehr (West German Army)
@littleboy437
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
NATO is USA controlled BRICS is Counter weight USA is bulling the entire world ENOUGH with endless Wars and killing innocents.
@littleboy437
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Austria should not be in the NATO
@lumkaze2000
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Russia could have become a part of Europe sharing the freedom and prosperity. But instead they let a stupid dictator run their country to the ground
@Simonsvids
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
OK. This gives an excuse for Austria. Ireland, well that's completely different. Shame on you Ireland, its now time for you to be a grown up nation and join the rest of your friends in contributing to a safer Europe.
@zeronzentroxus6344
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
The video: Could Austria join NATO?
Meanwhile every romanian watching this video: What do you think? NO!
@sagbon98
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Who's here after Finland joined NATO?
@semsemeini7905
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Austria agreed in the 1950s' agreed not to join NATO and remain neutral. That was the guarantee given to the USSR for them to leave Austrian soil after 1955. It would be the dumbest decision to make. And dishonest to boot.
@Hairysteed
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
If Russia is concerned about NATO closing in on their borders then Austraia, Swizerland and Sweden must be downright scared shitless being completely surrounded by NATO, and they don't even have Nuclear weapons like Russia does!
@singhsahab9874
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Are former foreign minister natwar singh misguided NATO official by diplomat, consider chairman NATO.
@amog8235
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
NOOOOO
AUSTRIA PLS JOIN IT
YOUR BFF GERMANY AND YOUR BROTHER HUNGARY ARE IN IT TOO
@dolmarie7920
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
Excellent. Beautiful Austria
@SuperTonyony
February 16, 2024 at 3:51 am
As the American colonies once said: Join or Die!