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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
Ouigo TGV adds new destinations in south
SNCF’s low-cost TGV service Ouigo is to offer more services from Paris to south-east France as it launches operations out of the Gare de Lyon.

From December 9, services between the station and Antibes, Les Arcs-Draguignan, Cannes, Nice, Saint-Raphaël and Toulon will be available, with prices starting at around €19, as well as to Lille-Flanders in the north.