By KARL RITTER
Associated Press
Elections in France and Greece reflect the anger and disillusionment coming to the surface across Europe as an entire way of life is challenged. The European landscape is undergoing profound change – from its sophisticated lifestyle to its cherished welfare benefits like guaranteed health care and a secure retirement, to a sense among many Europeans of being the world’s elite.
Here are some of the ways the continent is grappling with change in this time of economic crisis.
– THE WELFARE STATE: