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Police fire teargas at French protesters on biggest day of school demonstrations

Police fire teargas at French protesters on biggest day of school demonstrations

By Tilman Blasshofer, Cecile Mantovani and Lucien Libert STRASBOURG/LYON/PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against

Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests

Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests

By Inti Landauro PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Students, teachers and parents marched in cites across France on Tuesday and protesters blockaded hundreds of schools, in the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations demanding the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.

Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week

Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week

By Dominique Vidalon and Inti Landauro PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A teenager's hand was blown off as high-school protesters clashed with riot police in northern France on Monday, a local official said, on the eve of a national demonstration by the pupils' union against underfunding, overcrowding and

Le Pen eyes bond markets with promise of bigger spending cuts if far right wins presidency

Le Pen eyes bond markets with promise of bigger spending cuts if far right wins presidency

By Michel Rose and Leigh Thomas PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen pledged sharply steeper cuts to spending if she wins French presidential elections next year in a signal to jittery bond markets the far-right leader is serious about reining in France's burgeoning debt pile.

Le Pen eyes bond markets with bigger spending cuts pledge if far right win presidential vote

Le Pen eyes bond markets with bigger spending cuts pledge if far right win presidential vote

By Michel Rose and Leigh Thomas PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen sharply increased her plans to slash spending if she wins next year's French presidential election, an announcement designed to establish the far right's fiscal credentials as tensions rise in the bond market.

What to expect from school protests rattling France's government

What to expect from school protests rattling France's government

High school students in France are expected to continue their protests this week, challenging President Emmanuel Macron's government

Factbox-French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's main budget proposals

Factbox-French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's main budget proposals

PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Rally, on Tuesday presented her main budget proposals ahead of next year's election. Below is a list of her main economic priorities.

Hundreds of French schools stay closed ahead of nationwide day of student protests

Hundreds of French schools stay closed ahead of nationwide day of student protests

PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Hundreds of French high schools will begin a second week of closures on Monday as protests over dilapidated schools and classrooms, overcrowding and teacher shortages precede a nationwide day of demonstrations on Tuesday.

Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement

Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement

Protesting students have blockaded high schools again, demanding more resources for the school system

France braces for day of school blockades and street protests

France braces for day of school blockades and street protests

By Inti Landauro PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - France braced on Tuesday for a day of nationwide high-school blockades and trade union-led street protests in support of students demanding that President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government tackle understaffed and dilapidated schools.

What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government

What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government

High school students in France are expected to continue their protests this week, challenging President Emmanuel Macron's government

Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action

Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action

PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The student protest movement that has spread across France is now "out of control", the Paris police chief said on Saturday, urging demonstrators to return to peaceful action and warning that authorities would respond firmly to violence and vandalism.