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France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech

France 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. That same evening, President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and other key ministers to find a way out of the crisis. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from a high school in Aubervilliers, France.

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France faces a new day of student protests as pressure on the Government grows

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.

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France: Journeyup in the high school viewfinder for its fuzzy selection criteria

In the viewfinder of many high school students in the mobilization in France: the orientation platform for the graduate studies Courseup. A source of great anxiety for many students, she is criticized for her vague selection criteria. If Sébastien Lecornu asked his ministers for improvements for 2027, the high school organizations also demanded that it be abolished.

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France: more than 400 schools remain closed as student protests continue

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.

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Student "wounded by attackers", " gas-sprayed personnel": the government lied?

Since the beginning of the week, the blocking movement of high schools has grown and many images of violence are associated with it. An opportunity for politicians to fight on this issue. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu assured that a student had been attacked. The Minister of National Education Edouard Geffray that staff had been sprinkled with gasoline. Is that true? Decryption in Info Intox with Jules BOITEAU.

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Budget 2027: who will pay the bill?

The Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, presented Thursday morning, the draft law on the financing of social security (PLFSS) in the Council of Ministers, which plans to divide the deficit almost by two in 2027, thanks in particular to the important efforts demanded from pensioners, social policy holders and businesses...

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France is trying to contain its debt and deficit with cuts, while not meeting EU limits

The French Government presented its draft budget for 2027 on Thursday, 1 October, with an adjustment plan of EUR 43 billion through expenditure cuts and higher tax revenues. The administration of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces a projected deficit of 5.4% of GDP in 2026 and a public debt that could reach 121.7% of GDP in 2027, well above the limits of the European Union.

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Students harden the blockades in France: they spray a school director with gasoline

In what was described as a "second act" of the protest, the Student Union claimed on Thursday, October 1, 30 blocks on university campus, in addition to more than 100 schools affected by the demonstrations, which demand better working and infrastructure conditions. The authorities reported dozens of violent incidents around the protests and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting.

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French PM presents belt-tightening 2027 budget, including frozen wages and new taxes

French Prime ​Minister ‌Sébastien Lecornu ⁠on Thursday presented a belt-tightening government budget for 2027, with savings predicted to come from freezing wages in the public sector and all but the lowest ‌pensions. A series of targeted tax measures were also predicted, though the country's independent fiscal watchdog said the plans to reduce the deficit were "limited" in light of the challenge facing the government.

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France: Police run into students during school blockades in several cities

Young French people face the police on Tuesday, September 29, during a blockade of institutes in cities across the country to demand better conditions and the recruitment of more teachers. The clashes take place while the trade unions organize a day of demonstrations against a cost cut made by the Government of the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, who faces a complex situation.

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French student protests fuel political clash ahead of 2027 presidential vote

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon traded barbs on Monday over high school students blockading classes to demand more resources. The students cite teacher shortages, deteriorating schools and heavy schedules. The dispute comes ahead of next spring’s presidential election and mounting pressure over France’s finances.

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Direct Paris and Lecornu's measures to deal with the rise of petrol

The Government of the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, announced that it will include, within the text of the 2027 budget, a "golden rule" according to which the surplus gains from the high price of fuel will not remain in the coffers of the State, but will be redistributed to all French. Lecornu is still expected to announce further measures. Report by our journalist, Natalia Ruiz.

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France seeks measures to contain the price of fuels that bring collective anger

The Government of France, led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, announced new measures to try to contain the rise in the prices of petrol and diesel, fuelled by the war in the Middle East and the complications of maritime transit in the Persian Gulf. The initiative aims to limit the impact of fuel growth on consumers, in a context of pressure on energy prices.

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Direct Paris and rising prices of petrol and diesel

On 21 September, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held two meetings to respond to the increase in the price of petrol and diesel. The first will be with the directors of the gas and oil supply centres, and the second, with their cabinet, to make decisions on measures that could be implemented to alleviate costs. Report by our journalist, Natalia Ruiz.

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Gas oil prices set new record in France: an emergency meeting in Matignon

Sébastien Lecornu will hold Monday, September 21, two meetings in Matignon with ministers: one in the morning with the directors of central administrations on oil and gas supplies, disturbed by a war in the Middle East that is going on forever, and the other in the afternoon dedicated to "the short- and medium-term accompaniment" of the French against the boom of prices at the pump. The explanations of Flore Simon, political columnist in France 24.

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Why Sébastien Lecornu's 2027 budget looks like a liar poker game

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Thursday night a 2027 budget with €54 billion in savings. But with the presidential election in seven months and an explosive social context, difficult to imagine oppositions take the risk of disappointing their voters by letting such cuts pass. The budget battle promises to look like a lying poker game.

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Budget 2027 in France: 54 billion savings planned, an "ambitious but achievable" objective

In France, discussions on the 2027 budget take place. The government is announcing "54 billion efforts on spending that will bring the public deficit to 5% next year," he added, after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced this. This deficit target "is ambitious, but of course it is achievable. We will all have to make efforts," said Roland Lescure, Minister of Economy.