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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]
MILITARY5d agoFrance to start training Ukrainian pilots on Rafale warplanes in November, minister saysDefense News
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]
POLITICSBREAKING6d 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]
POLITICS6d 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
POLITICS6d 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]
BUSINESS6d agoFrance to release 10m barrels of diesel in bid to curb rising pricesFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday that he would make ten million barrels of diesel available to distributors in France, in a bid to help ease pressure on fuel prices. The diesel, which was purchased before the recent price surge and would be made available at cost price, would "automatically lower prices at the pump by an estimated 12 to 18 cents per litre," he said during a televised address.France 24 [en]
WORLD6d agoEnglish-speaking notaires in France for UK inheritance law issuesDirectory of English-speaking notaires in France able to advise Britons on wills, successions and the 2021 forced-heirship compensatory levy.connexionfrance · france
BUSINESS6d agoUS voices concern over France's public finance crisisBetween 3% and 4% of the country's debt is held by American investors, particularly private equity funds.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS6d 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
BUSINESS6d agoBig investors ‘bottom fish’ in Eurozone bond markets after France sell-offFears of a blow-up similar to the Eurozone debt crisis have been overdone, asset managers sayFinancial Times
POLITICS6d agoFor France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a ThreatFar-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.NYT World
POLITICS6d agoFrance's school protests: what lies behind the angerStudents' blockades and marches spring from real grievances – and from France's habit of settling policy on the street.BBC World
POLITICS6d agoFrance suspends use of stun grenades to police student protestsThe French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off…Japan Today
POLITICS6d agoFrance suspends stun grenade use at student protests after pupil loses handFrance has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent demonstrations across the country. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday demanding better conditions in high schools. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance schools protests: more than 6,100 arrested since start of demonstrationsAfter more than two weeks of high school protests across France, police have arrested a total of 6,100 individuals, the majority of whom are minors who, until now, had no previous criminal record. So, what has happend to these students, and what lies ahead for them? FRANCE 24's Caitlin Brown has more.France 24 [en]
WORLD6d agoSix arrests for Renoir painting theft in Southern FranceEen maand na de schilderijenroof uit het Renoir-museum in Zuid-Frankrijk heeft de Franse politie zes verdachten aangehouden. Onder hen zijn de twee vermoedelijke inbrekers, melden Franse media. De arrestaties werden verricht in vier verschillende departementen in het zuiden en oosten van Frankrijk. De zes worden onder meer verdacht van diefstal in georganiseerd verband. Ze zijn naar Nice overgebracht voor verhoor. Op 8 september werden uit het Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mers vier schilderijen van de bekende Franse impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir gestolen. De twee dieven lieten op hun vluchNOS Buitenland
POLITICS6d agoCrisis in France: Prime Minister announced measures to curb protests and rising fuel prices• Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sought to contain social unrest with economic announcements in response to mobilizations by students, farmers, and unions. • Among the key measures, the Government will release ten million barrels of diesel to lower pump prices and will advance theClarín
POLITICS6d ago‘Go speak to people in the banlieue’: who leads France’s student protests?French government acknowledges country faces a ‘serious moment’Irish Times World
POLITICS6d agoFrance rejects 'poison' of antisemitism, foreign minister says in IsraelForeign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, speaking at a commemoration in Israel marking the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, said France 'rejects antisemitism' and continues to seek 'peace between Israelis and Palestinians.'Le Monde [en]
POLITICS6d agoOke presents letter of credence to Macron, assumes duty as Nigeria’s envoy to FranceLetters of credence are formal diplomatic documents issued by a country’s head of state to confirm the appointment of an ambassador or permanent representative. The post Oke presents letter of credence to Macron, assumes duty as Nigeria’s envoy to France appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
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