
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu speaks Wednesday evening from Matignon on the high school students' movement, the rise in fuel prices, the agricultural crisis linked to heatwaves and the financial situation of the country, while education unions are calling for a strike on Thursday in support of high school students.
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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu spoke on Wednesday evening from Matignon on several tense fronts: the movement of high school students, rising fuel prices, the agricultural crisis linked to summer heat and the country's financial situation, marked by an increase in the cost of debt.
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• Direct High schools, fuel, budget... Follow the speech by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu
In a speech from Matignon on Wednesday evening, he must discuss the movement of high school students on the eve of a new day of mobilization, the skyrocketing fuel prices, the “agricultural crisis” and the debates on the budget.
What you need to know
Expected by the high school revolt, and while the crises are multiplying and risking compounding, Sébastien Lecornu takes the floor, Wednesday October 7, to try to escape the turmoil, against the backdrop of a budgetary debate scrutinized by the markets. In a speech from Matignon, the Prime Minister will discuss the movement of high school students on the eve of a new day of mobilization, the skyrocketing fuel prices, an "agricultural crisis" due to summer heatwaves, and the "financial situation" of the country, with a rising cost of debt. Follow his statements in our live stream.
The representatives of the high school students ask to be received by the Prime Minister. Several representatives of high school and student organizations asked on Wednesday to be received by Sébastien Lecornu, for lack of "concrete measure" announced according to them at this stage by the Ministers of Education and Higher Education.
Several education unions are calling for strikes and demonstrations on Thursday. The Snes-FSU, the CGT, FO and Sud called on Wednesday for a day of strike and demonstrations on Thursday, in support of the mobilization of high school students. And this, the day after a day when there were 266,000 demonstrators in the streets, according to the Ministry of the Interior, and 450,000 demonstrators, according to the organizers.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Prime Minister will announce measures to partially respond to the demands of high school students during his speech.
Likely · Within hours
A day of strikes and protests will take place on Thursday in support of high school education.
Very likely · Within days

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