AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoStudent Protests: France’s school unrest showed no sign of easing Thursday: 71,500 people demonstrated nationwide, with clashes and tear gas at Paris’s Bastille Square. Students cite teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings; more than 6,600 people have been arrested since protests began. Government Response: Education Minister Édouard Geffray pledged 3,000 substitute teachers for 114 struggling schools, with several hundred more hires planned. Police have suspended stun grenades after a 15-year-old lost a hand, as scrutiny of protest policing intensifies. Student and union groups say the pledges fall short and are calling for further action. Budget Pressure: The unrest is testing a government already squeezed by France’s debt and rising borrowing costs, complicating demands for more public-school funding. Eurogroup chief Kyriakos Pierrakakis voiced confidence in Paris’s commitment to sound public finances, despite market concerns.
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