Strikes escalate and MPs call for protection as interior minister warns protesters against wreaking havoc
Refinery strikes have escalated in France as the interior minister spoke of protesters wreaking havoc across the country and some MPs called for police protection, amid anger at the government pushing through aMore than 300 people were arrested across France overnight during spontaneous protests against Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament andMacron instructed the prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, to invoke article 49.
and other cities. About 200 protesters briefly blocked traffic on the Paris ring road early on Friday morning.In the energy sector, strikers voted to halt production at one of the country’s largest refineries by this weekend or Monday at the latest, a representative of the CGT union said. Workers had already been on a rolling strike at the northern site TotalEnergies de Normandie, but halting production would escalate the industrial action and spark fears of fuel shortages.
“The opposition is legitimate, the protests are legitimate, but wreaking havoc is not,” Darmanin said. He complained of “very difficult demonstrations” and denounced the fact that effigies of Macron, Borne and other ministers were burned at a protest in Dijon. He said public buildings had been targeted.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Trying to shock’: Revealing clothing at Oscars strikes up controversyTalkTV contributor Esther Krakue questions people “trying to shock” at the Oscars now as people rock up in revealing clothing. “The least shocking thing is being naked because that’s what they all do now,” she said. Ms Krakue said back in the day “they were talented actresses with a certain standard, now these actresses, singers, whatever, they’re all strippers first, they all have to show how good their bodies are”.
Read more »
Massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near one of Australia’s closest neighboursA 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck near New Zealand in the Kermadec Islands region. 7NEWS
Read more »
Albanese ‘hit the nail on the head’: PM strikes back at KeatingPrime Minister Anthony Albanese “hit the nail on the head” when he hit back at Paul Keating’s criticism of AUKUS in a 3AW radio interview, says columnist for The Australian Chris Mitchell. “I think when Albanese said we needed a strategy for 2023 rather than a strategy from the 1990s, he hit the nail on the head,” Mr Mitchell told Sky News host Peta Credin. “That seems to be a lot of Paul’s case yesterday which was based on this strawman idea that the Chinese are going to invade Australia. “Look, I don’t think any discussion of AUKUS has ever talked about that. “I think we’re not getting these submarines for China, as Paul was seeming to indicate, and I thought much of his discussion yesterday should’ve been pulled up by more people and challenged more than it was.”
Read more »
Sunak’s post-Brexit deal to face first hurdle in Commons next weekMPs to vote on statutory instrument relating to Windsor framework’s Stormont brake on Wednesday
Read more »
New Zealand to ban TikTok on phones of MPs, as researchers warn Australian politiciansNew Zealand is effectively banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from the phones of MPs over cybersecurity concerns.
Read more »