Sophie Binet
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- 4d ago
France braces for nationwide strike Thursday as 70,000 police deployed for 500,000 to 700,000 protesters
Unions, students and Yellow Vests campaigners plan demonstrations across France on Thursday, 5 November, while the Paris march route remains unconfirmed.
- Oct 21
French unions and Yellow Vests plan Paris protests on 24 October and a 5 November strike
The Yellow Vests movement told Paris police it plans a march from Bastille to the Opera on Saturday, 24 October, as Paris braces after unrest on 17 October. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu met five union federations on Wednesday, 21 October, and the CGT has called a general strike for 5 November.
- Oct 12
TotalEnergies pledges 8 to 12 cent diesel cut as France releases strategic fuel stocks
Patrick Pouyanné said the cut will follow the release of 10 million barrels from France's strategic stocks, starting in early November. TotalEnergies also committed to 20 cents off non-road diesel used by farmers, construction firms and fishermen.
- Jun 25
CFDT’s Marylise Léon re-elected for new term, rules out compromise with far-right
Marylise Léon, 49, was re-elected secretary general of the CFDT on Thursday with 98.12% of the vote at the union’s 51st congress in Bordeaux. She immediately declared no compromise possible with the National Rally and refused to meet its elected officials.