Overview
- Rallies were held Tuesday at noon outside the Higher Education Ministry in Paris, with parallel gatherings at regional rectorates and campus assemblies called by an intersyndicale of staff unions and student groups.
- Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne president Christine Neau-Leduc said the university has run deficits for two years and has reached a point of rupture sustained only by staff dedication.
- She warned that without relief the institution could admit fewer students and cut teaching hours, noting that last year it already canceled book purchases, conferences, missions, and fieldwork.
- Neau-Leduc reported the state asked Paris 1 to find €13 million in savings for 2025 and €7 million for 2026 from a €281 million budget.
- The ministry acknowledged financial strains in parts of the sector but highlighted a 2026 increase of €350 million for the ministry and €725 million for the MIRES to €31 billion, rejecting unions’ €8 billion gap estimate.