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18 French departments launch service to help elderly with administrative procedures
‘Help desks’ will be set up in public establishments such as town halls and post offices
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Graphic: One in five French workers employed in state sector
There are nearly six million workers in the ‘fonction publique’ in France, covering several areas
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‘Black day for travel’: French strikes on September 18 set to bring widespread disruption
Unions and parties on left are calling for massive turnout from workers across multiple sectors
Higher fees for overseas students
Students from outside the EU will pay higher university fees as of 2019-2020.

Britons coming to study after Brexit are likely to be affected (not those who live in France).
An annual undergraduate fee will rise from €170 to €2,770 (but still seven times less than UK overseas student fees and, the government says, a third of the actual, unsubsidised, cost).