http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/elsevier-deal-france-disappoints-open-access-advocates

Sorbonne University in Paris is part of the consortium that has signed a deal with publishing giant Elsevier.

Publishing giant Elsevier has signed a national license deal with Couperin, France’s consortium of universities and research organizations, but critics say it doesn’t do enough to advance open access (OA) to scientific journal articles. Its terms are at odds with Plan S, a mandate to make publications immediately free to read starting in 2021, which France’s National Research Agency has backed.