Demonstrations were held in more than 160 towns and cities to protest judicial failings in the case of the 11-year-old murdered by a predator known to authorities.
The move marks the collapse of one of Europe’s biggest defense collaborations, after years of wrangling over design goals and industrial control left the €100bn project without a workable compromise.
As hundreds of thousands gathered peacefully for Catholic festivities across Spain, scenes of violence in France reignited debate about identity, integration, and social cohesion in modern Europe.
