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POLITICS4d agoFrance confirms talks with Taliban to deport Afghans considered security riskFrance has confirmed it is holding talks with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who are in the country illegally and considered a security threat.RFI [en]
POLITICS4d agoFrance finance minister urges UK to rejoin EU: What it could meanFrance’s finance minister has urged the UK to rejoin the EU. What a return could mean for Britons in France, including Schengen and euro rules.connexionfrance · france
POLITICS4d agoFrance’s Long, Fervent History of ProtestStudent demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?NYT World
POLITICS4d agoFrance’s Long, Fervent History of ProtestStudent demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?NYT World
POLITICS4d agoFrance promises more teachers and student representation but protests continueFrance's government has promised 3,000 replacement teachers for struggling secondary schools and pledged to give pupils a greater say in education policy in a bid to quell nearly three weeks of student protests. But blockades in some schools resumed on Friday morning and student bodies have called for a further day of action next week.RFI [en]
POLITICS4d agoFrance faces perfect storm of student unrest and economic turmoilGood morning. Mared Gwyn here with your Friday newsletter. Today: the perfect political storm that’s engulfing the French government, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to his international partners.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoBetween record debt and high school protests, France's situation draws global attentionFrench high school student protests have drawn major media coverage and political reactions in the US, Italy, Belgium and the UK. Only a few countries, such as Germany, wracked by its own domestic political debates, have treated the situation with restraint.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS5d agoHigh school protests draw tens of thousands across France for second time in a weekWhile turnout did not reach the levels seen on October 6, the high school student movement continued on October 8, drawing large crowds in Paris, Marseille and Lyon. Though the atmosphere was mostly joyful, there were also clashes at the end of marches.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS5d ago'Fighting for our future': France high school students vow no let-upOver 70,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday demanding better education and less police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than a week. Students have blocked entrances to hundreds of high schools, with squads of riot police deployed -- occasionally resulting in violent clashes. The interior ministry said 71,500 participated in protests across the country, with police detaining more than 500 people. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from central Paris.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoTo Understand France’s Unrest, Look Back to 1982François Mitterrand’s U-turn decades ago holds lessons for today.Foreign Policy
POLITICS5d agoFrance: Police clash with protesters at Paris student rallyPolice fired tear gas at protesters in Paris again as students continue to voice grievances about school conditions across France. The education minister has said 3,000 substitute teachers will reach schools soon.DW News [en]
POLITICS5d agoRussian dissident Kara-Murza warns France is sending 'dangerous signal' to PutinIn an interview with RFI, Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has accused France of sending a “very dangerous” signal that the West is ready to return to “business as usual” with Vladimir Putin, after the French government pushed for European Union sanctions against Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be lifted – a move Kara-Murza called “shameful”.RFI [en]
POLITICS5d agoThe Wave of Student Protests Roiling FranceAnger about classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages and broken-down buildings has boiled over in recent weeks, and threatens to coalesce into broader grievances in a heated political season.NYT World
POLITICS5d agoWho is Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis who found himself among student protestors in France?Dans une vidéo qui fait le buzz sur les réseaux sociaux, Bally Bagayoko, maire de la ville française de Saint-Denis, en banlieue parisienne, se tient face aux forces de l'ordre lors d'une manifestation à Paris mardi. Protégeant avec son corps de jeunes manifestants et criant « arrêtez » à l'endroit des forces de l'ordre prêtes à charger la foule,BBC Afrique
POLITICS5d ago‘This is a crisis of hope’: Echoes of 1968 as France’s students rise upAs in 1968, when student protests triggered nationwide strikes, today’s crisis is about generational discontent.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoHigh school student protests continue in France#France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands. Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoLive Updates: Students Rally in France for Second Day of Mass Protests in a WeekJust over 150 high schools were closed, and France’s education minister invited three major student groups to meet with him on Thursday afternoon.NYT World
POLITICS5d agoFrance student protests: What measures is the government taking?French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the young people, and promised the government would present a plan to respond to the crisis at the end of October. But what measures could the French government introduce and will it be enough to calm the protests? France 24’s Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look.France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoFresh day of student protests across France as rally planned in ParisFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu addressed the nation on Wednesday evening in an effort to ease the crisis, promising the government would share a plan to respond to the situation by the end of October.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoSchool protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to actDozens of people have been injured in the protests, including students, teachers, and police officers.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoHigh School Students Turn Out For New Protests Across FranceStudents have blocked entrances to hundreds of high schools across the country since late September, and protests have on occasion spiralled into violent clashes with riot police. The post High School Students Turn Out For New Protests Across France appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICS5d agoHow much does France spend on education compared with the rest of Europe?Amid student protests, Al Jazeera visualises how French spending stacks up against defence and healthcare.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoFrench PM Lecornu denies police crackdown as France’s student protests intensifyHigh school and university students across France launched a fourth straight day of nationwide action on Thursday, after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promised measures to improve conditions in schools but stopped short of announcing immediate changes.RFI [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance students at forefront of global stirring of disaffected youthGlobal Briefing: While education budgets are squeezed, EU governments are borrowing billions of euros to spend on defenceIrish Times World
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