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In our section 'In Context' we analyze the protests in the French lycées. Official indicators show differences in the conditions of study of young people and a correlation with school performance rates. The students presented ten proposals for improvements, as well as their rejection of police repression. While the authorities point to the violence of student measures.
More than 250,000 people went out on Tuesday to the streets of France, according to the Ministry of the Interior, to demand improvements in public education. The mobilization, which began in September in the suburbs of Paris, spread to the main cities of the country and resulted in clashes between groups of demonstrators and the police. The Government of Sébastien Lecornu now seeks to respond to the demands while facing a budget crisis and the proximity of the 2027 presidential elections.
On Tuesday, France launched the first test launch of the strategic ballistic missile M51.3 from the Le Vigilant nuclear submarine. Emmanuel Macron witnessed the trial from a frigate and presented the result as a demonstration of French deterrence capacity in an international scenario marked by increased military tensions.
Student protests continue to shake France. From the early morning, many students blocked access to schools and institutes in different cities of the country to report the deterioration of educational conditions. Tension has increased after several days of riots and clashes with the police. In the face of fear of new incidents, some students went to the mobilizations accompanied by their parents, while the Government sought to restore normal in educational institutions.
Student protests enter a new phase in France, where student organizations and trade unions have called for a third major day of mobilization after weeks of blockades in schools, institutes and universities. The protesters report the lack of teachers, the deterioration of educational conditions and the mass classrooms. Since the demonstration in Paris, our journalist Erika Olavarría gives us the details.
The main cities are hosting large student demonstrations against cuts and precariousness in the education system, which in fact are the catalyst for the twilight of a decade of macroism.
About 250,000 people participated on Tuesday in student protests throughout France, according to the French Ministry of the Interior. The organizers of the mass demonstrations put the attendance at 450,000. There were clashes between the police and the demonstrators - which required more funding and resources for education - in some cities, during which it has so far been the most important day of student protests. Follow our live coverage to get to know the latest news.
The young woman, who has her right to suspended suffrage, visited archives in Spain and France to investigate the history of José, who fled Malaga by train in 1937.
In the city of Bayeux, Normandy, France pays tribute to journalists who exercise under conditions to access information. France 24, a partner of the event, participates with a multimedia exhibition that portrays violence and repression in Iran with the report 'Iran: The Masacrada revolt', held at a distance, on the demonstrations in January of this year. A report by Erika Olavarría and Alison Alves.
Student protests continue in France, where hundreds of schools and institutes have been affected by blockades and mobilizations. Students report the lack of teachers, the mass classrooms, the deterioration of learning conditions and infrastructure. In the face of the growing crisis, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for the restoration of normalcy in schools and the resumption of classes, while presenting a road map to address the issue. A major demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, 6 October.
France and Germany want the European Union to expand its tools to respond to trade practices they consider unfair by third countries, at a time of growing economic tensions with China and other partners. The European Commission welcomed the initiative and believes that its proposals are in line with Brussels's debate on how to protect European competitiveness without opening a new trade war.
The Government of Macron is criticized for the harsh police repression. A major national event to claim more investment will take place on Tuesday
Berlin and Paris tighten their position on the European imbalance with Beijing and propose new measures to the European Commission to combat it
In 2016, the French authorities dismantled the so-called "Jungle de Calais," a camp located on the outskirts of this northern city of France that came to house thousands of migrants. Many then shared the same objective: to cross the Channel of the Mancha and to reach the United Kingdom. Ten years later, despite the dismantling of the camp and the tightening of border controls, this objective remains in place for many of those who remain in the area.
At least 413 secondary schools in France were paralyzed on Monday due to the extension of student protests, according to the Ministry of Education. Protesters call for more teachers, improved infrastructure and reduced school day. A large national mobilization is called on Tuesday, with the participation of general and collective workers' unions.
Dafroza Gauthier, the French-Rwandan activist known as "the genocidal hunter," died at the age of 72. Along with her husband, Alain Gauthier, he spent almost three decades locating in France and other European countries the alleged perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994, a work that helped bring several suspects to justice.
France, Italy and Poland will also hold elections in the coming months with the ultra-right parties growing and the threat of interference by other countries in the electoral processes
It is 70 years of 'And God created the woman', the film in which the French actress gained international relevance and popularized the model of dancer Cendrillon that the interpreter specifically commissioned Rosa Repetto
Catalonia faces the consequences of an extraordinary temporary that has left torrential rains of more than 200 litres per square metre in some areas, causing floods, damage to housing and business. As neighbours assess the losses and start cleaning, the authorities keep an eye on the progress of the weather system to the north of the region. The province of Girona, border to France, now concentrates the greatest concern, with risk notices and calls on the population to remain safe in their homes.
The classes will be "totally or partially suspended" on Monday in up to 500 French high schools, the Minister of Education announced, after several days of protests, sometimes violent, against the lack of teachers, the deterioration of school buildings and the overpopulation in the classrooms. The minister indicated that 24 centres had been "burned or looted" since the start of the protests.
