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French rail strike June 10: how to find out about affected services
Action may impact TER, TGV, Intercités, Transilien and RER trains
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France’s D-Day events and commemorations 2026
Celebrations include official remembrance ceremonies, historic exhibitions and 1940s-themed dances
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Pyrénées Orientales residents to cast vote on name change
Three options are being submitted although a popular fourth has been controversially removed
2017 Bac exam – key dates
For the third time in a row the Bac final exams will be held over two different calendar weeks – as a note for students and parents here are the key dates.
The first written exams in this year’s Bac will be on Thursday June 15 in the morning, and the last exam will be on Tuesday June 21 or Wednesday June 22, depending on which Bac options are taken.
The results will be out on Wednesday July 5 and the orals for those with borderline results (8 or 9, ie. less than the pass mark of 10) will be on July 6-7.
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