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The government promised to phase out an unpopular university admissions system by 2028. Student groups are pushing for more.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France promises to replace its university admissions after riots and thousands of arrests
France’s government pledged on Monday to replace its national online university admissions platform in 2028, seeking to quell student anger after weeks of mass protests over education and living costs ...
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France offers concessions to quell student protests
The measures, including new teachers and school renovations, are unlikely to quell a crisis widening into broader cost-of-living protests.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France bows to school protests with admissions overhaul
France's government is promising more money, more posts and an end to the controversial university admissions system after weeks of school protests. The Parcoursup platform is to be replaced in 2028.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France sees another weekend of mass protests, with nearly 1,000 detained
Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France Saturday, according to the country’s Interior Ministry, in what were largely peaceful demonstrations.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: Police and protesters clash in France as water cannon deployed in Paris
Officers have clashed with protesters in France as demonstrations sweep the country and at least 100 people are detained. Follow for the latest updates.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France to deploy 70,000 police for fresh weekend protests
France will deploy about 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests on Saturday after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago. - ...
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: A Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety Mix
While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters, and France’s fraught politics, suggest unrest could grow.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France Urges Trump to Give Its Wines and Spirits the Same Tariff Break as Irish Whiskey
France is urging the United States to exempt its wines and spirits, including Champagne, from tariffs after Washington moved to grant relief to Irish whiskey. French minister Nicolas Forissier made ...
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other big cities
At least 2,400 people were arrested in France after riots Saturday that saw clashes with police, cars on fire, buildings raided and a historic city hall in flames.
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: With France embroiled in protest, a look at the nation’s economic standing by the numbers
France is facing internal unrest as protests highlight its economic challenges. Students have led mostly peaceful blockades, but these have evolved into broader social upheaval over issues like the ...
News France » Île-de-France » Tourism: France Reports First Human Case of Livestock Virus Shamonda After Patient Dies
PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - France reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock on Thursday in a hospital patient who died, though authorities said there was no ...