The Minister of Transport warns, however, that a “return to normal” throughout France “will take time”.
While the strike in the French refineries of TotalEnergies is renewed on five sites, the Minister of Transport underlines that “clear improvementswill be visible in select regions this week. According to Clément Beaune, the situation has already improved in Hauts-de-France but it continues to deteriorate in the center of France. “It’s very complicated today in Haute-Saône and in Allier“, completes the minister.
“Getting back to normal will take timeand should be visible only from next week. “The only concrete exit is the exit from the strike“, indicates Clément Beaune. According to him, the number of strikers is equivalent to a few hundred people, compared to 150 for the president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux and “a few thousandfor the general secretary of the CGT, Philippe Martinez.
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“No matter the number of strikers, the result is the samesums up the Minister of Transport. For now, the governmenttakes actions like releasing strategic inventory and allowing delivery trucks to run longer” so that the French are the least impacted for the All Saints holidays, which begin this weekend.
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