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POLITICSOct 11Teen revolt or revolution? The student protests threatening France's presidential raceFrench students' grievances include long school days, overcrowded classrooms, outdated facilities and teacher shortages. Their anger has resonated across Europe, with students in Belgium and Italy also staging protests.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 11'Nothing about the far right is patriotic. Its victory would bury traditions that make France what it is.'Historian Vincent Duclert, co-editor of a recent book debunking far-right falsifications of history, discusses the many distortions of these would-be patriotic parties in an interview with Le Monde.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 10France promises 3,000 additional teachers, first step to appease student protestsLe ministre de l'Éducation, Édouard Geffray, fait cette proposition après une nouvelle journée de manifestations parfois violentes de lycéens.BBC Afrique
POLITICSOct 10France is devouring itself as school riots reveal a crisis far bigger than broken classroomsStudent protests in France over crumbling schools expose deep tensions as Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise allegedly exploits the growing unrest.Fox News World
POLITICSOct 10Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis: "France must respond to students with concrete measures and not with the police"El popular regidor, que acude a las protestas estudiantiles y se interpone entre los jóvenes y los agentes, cree que el Gobierno de Macron no está actuando correctamente y que el estallido en la calle irá en aumentoEl País
POLITICSOct 9Schools crisis in France: Investment fails to inspire confidenceFor weeks, schoolchildren in France have been protesting the failing education system. Compared to many other countries, France invests heavily in education but critics say that the funds are not distributed fairly.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 9Germany, France, UK, and five other countries reject US sanctions against the ICCEight nations, including Germany and France, criticize US measures against the international court. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a former judge of the body on a day of diplomatic tensions.Clarín
POLITICSOct 9Niger intelligence agents expelled from France in sign of diplomatic strainTwo Nigerien intelligence officers were forced to leave France last month, French daily Le Monde has revealed, with one agent suspected of monitoring opposition figures on French soil. It is the latest sign of the deterioration in relations between the two countries since Niger’s 2023 military coup.RFI [en]
POLITICSOct 9Behind France's student riots: Communists, unions and a global propaganda networkA transnational pro-communist network funded by Neville Roy Singham is amplifying French student protests, seeking better schools.Fox News World
POLITICSOct 9France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protestsEducation minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.BBC World
POLITICSOct 9High number of voters makes France's left-wing primary more unpredictable than expectedThe first round of the primary is to take place on Friday and Saturday. The 140,000 registered voters, an unexpectedly high number, means the outcome is wide open.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 9France 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]
POLITICSOct 9France 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
POLITICSOct 9France’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
POLITICSOct 9France’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
POLITICSOct 9France 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]
POLITICSOct 9France 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]
POLITICSOct 9Between 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]
POLITICSOct 8High 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]
POLITICSOct 8'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]
POLITICSOct 8To Understand France’s Unrest, Look Back to 1982François Mitterrand’s U-turn decades ago holds lessons for today.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 8France: 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]
POLITICSOct 8Russian 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]
POLITICSOct 8The 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
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