Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.

The 15-year-old, whose identity has not been publicly released, had been protesting for educational reform, citing understaffed schools with poor maintenance, The Guardian reported, citing François-Xavier Lauch, the police prefect of Pas-de-Calais.

France is struggling to contain its biggest student protests in decades. What started as a demonstration in support of striking teachers at a suburban high school to the north of Paris has snowballed into a national crisis.

France is six months away from a presidential election, and the mood is tense. The price of fuel at the pump is high. Budget cuts are planned for 2027 in a bill that will soon go to parliament. And the government remains under pressure from the bond markets: ten-year yields hit 4.

The dollar firmed, hovering near 17-month highs on Monday as traders weighed falling Fed rate hike bets after soft U.S. jobs data amid fiscal worries in France.

The countries, ahead of an EU leaders’ summit next week, are recommending the bloc lower its bar for blocking Chinese products and allow the bloc to move faster on such actions.

The French government is working to meet the demands of student rioters as the dayslong violence continues to roll across the Paris region, resulting in a cavalcade of injuries and arrests. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is promising an increase in the national education budget and collaboration with student leaders to address the perceived insufficiencies in

Yields on French government bonds have surged. Fiscal issues faced by other European countries and the US have investors worried about what's next.