French citizen, European identity
6 min
Available until 15/04/2025
This year, 80,000 French pupils are expected to sign up for the country's Universal National Service, a scheme introduced five years ago for young people aged 15 to 17. For two weeks they will learn about security and defence issues, supervised by former military personnel, but the focus will above all be on the values of the French Republic. But in a Europe marred by the war in Ukraine, do the concepts of civic pride and social cohesion extend beyond France's borders for them?
Image
E. Bergeron
Editing
Y. Brua
Journalist
P. Schulze-Heil
Sound
Y. Guenot
Country
France
Germany
Year
2024