On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week
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On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week
"Courts - The Appeals court is to rule on the compensation claim of more than 1,200 Nicaraguans who were victims of pesticide. Strike - School staff in Île-de-France are set to strike in protest at the allocation of resources for the start of the 2026 school year and the announced job cuts. School closures at collèges and lycées in the region."
"Friday Consumer - Chinese retailer Shein is set to open permanent concessions in BHV stores in Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges. Saturday School holidays - Pupils at schools in Zone C, including those in the Paris region and Toulouse, will break up for their winter holidays after classes. Those in Zone B (Aix-Marseille, Lille, Nantes, Rennes, Strasbourg, Amiens, Normandie, Nancy-Metz, Nice, Orléans-Tours and Reims), who broke up last week, enter the second week of their two-week break,"
MPs in France's National Assembly have reopened debate on bills addressing end-of-life palliative care and assisted dying; the assisted-dying bill was rejected by the Senate last month. The French president will set off on an official visit to India. The Appeals court will rule on compensation claims by more than 1,200 Nicaraguans exposed to pesticide. School staff in Île-de-France will strike over resource allocation and announced job cuts, prompting closures at collèges and lycées. Monaco will host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League play-off first leg. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, coinciding with Ash Wednesday. Chinese retailer Shein will open permanent concessions in five BHV stores. School holiday timetables vary by zone, and France's Salon de l'Agriculture runs February 21 to March 1 in Paris.
Read at The Local France
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