Well, I must say Macron's interview (it was on Wednesday afternoon) went down like a ton of bricks. He got out the charts and proved it was necessary and said that he didn't mind being unpopular for doing something that had to be done, but it's not what the nation wanted to hear. Will they keep burning tires and blockading the refineries and not picking up the rubbish even when we get into spring break and Easter? Hard to imagine but if you are heading to France in the near future, be aware.I've lived in France for 30 years and if the past is any indicator the strikes will run out of steam by early April. Macron is going to be interviewed tonight on TV... we'll see if that calms the situation, or makes it worse!!
I read, but have not yet seen confirmation, that the trash collection union in Paris has stopped their walkout.
Paris…Anyone?!?
For example, Lyon airport was not hit on March 28 but the DGAC (the civil aviation authority) ordered a precautionary 25% cancellation of flights on the weekend on March 24-26 and again on March 30 and 31 at specified airports, including LYS.
So Parigi, I know this is a travel site and not a political one, and I'm not wanting to put you on the spot, so feel free to ignore me. I'm just curious what does the impartial/thinking "woman/man on the street" (an American expression) think about Macron's move to raise the age to 64?Paris…
Garbage strike seems to be over.
Demonstrations seem to be held every Tuesday. They have not affected my everyday life. Some dinners with friends from te suburb had to be rescheduled, as suburban trains became unreliable. My friends always laugh at me for never crossing the city's Périphérique limit. Recently I had to take a suburban train - the last time I had done so dated to more than 10 years ago - for a dinner party and was met with no hardship. I did not observe any slowdown at all.
Dunno about Nice or Marseille.
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