Protests in France against pension reforms could lead to energy problems during the Monaco Grand Prix, the French press warns.
General discontent in the country continues as Emmanuel Macron’s government will not abandon plans to increase the minimum pension increase from 62 to 64, and attempts to reach a compromise with French trade unions have been unsuccessful .
Sophie Binet, head of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), France’s largest trade union organization, calls on all sectors of society to oppose Macron’s domestic policies in every possible way. , to be continued.
“We must continue to mobilize society to the end, until the government understands that there is no other way out than to abandon this reform. We cannot make progress on other issues until the reform is withdrawn,” Binet said.
This weekend, CGT’s energy unions announced the start of “100 Days of Struggle and Anger”, aimed primarily at the organizers of major international events such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix scheduled for May to get into trouble.
“Macron promised that within 100 days there will be peace, and we promise him 100 days of struggle and anger! At a time like this, we are not going to back down,” the France-Presse agency quotes a statement from the National Federation of Energy Workers.
This union openly promised to organize blackouts in the regions Macron plans to visit during planned trips around the country: “In May, you can do whatever you want. The Cannes Film Festival, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Roland-Garros tennis tournament and the Avignon Theater Festival could be without light. We won’t back down.”
Recent facts show that these are not empty threats: during Macron’s visits, the electricity went out at Montpellier airport in the south of France and at a college visited by a government delegation.
However, in the case of the classic Formula 1 race in Monaco, such problems are probably avoided through the use of autonomous energy sources, mainly powerful diesel generators. The Automobile Club of Monaco is constantly reporting on the progress of preparations for the upcoming race, grandstands, curbs, a protective fence have already been installed on the track, and the renewal of the necessary additional road markings is being completed.
Source: F1 News
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