Energy, cleanliness, transport: Tensions rise ahead of Monday’s debate on the no-deal motion.

Garbage bins piling up in Paris, recyclers who are on strike this weekend or supervisors who are threatening not to pass the baccalaureate… On Thursday, March 16, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49.3 to pass law. Pension reform strengthens the will of the strikers. Actions are planned for the week before the March 23 strike.

There is the specter of prolonged gridlock at refineries

Anger is running high in the refineries. Nearly five of the seven existing refineries are expected to shut down by the middle of next week.warns Eric Selin, CGT coordinator at TotalEnergies. “The countries of Donge and La Mede are already there, Normandy is in the process of being, and will be on Monday or Tuesday, as well as Gravenshaw.” Finally, Petroineos will be there on Tuesday. “ Trade unionist details. Should we wait for a fall 2022 “remake” when gas stations are dry? “Today we’re not there yet, but yesterday’s episode could strengthen the position”believes Geoffrey Keyon, CFDT coordinator.

Unionists are warning that supplies cannot be made with only active import warehouses, knowing that some, in this case Dunkirk and Fos-sur-Mer, are on strike. “About 400 to 500 gas stations across the country are already experiencing delivery issues with several products.Mr. Celine points out, indicating that the Île-de-France region and large agglomerations are the most concerned.

As for electricity, production will continue to decrease. “The pickets were not cancelled, on the contrary, they continued”According to CGT, the drop ranged from 15,000 MW to 20,000 MW during the week. Also, in the gas sector, 4 LNG terminals have been blocked for a week. Europe’s largest storage facility in Chemery (Loir-et-Cher) was closed on Friday by employees of Storengy, a subsidiary of Engie.

Delicate props in garbage collection

After an eleven-day strike by garbage collectors against the pension reform, 10,000 tons of waste, according to the Hôtel de Ville, could not be collected in Paris on Friday March 17th. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin replaced Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who is backing the strike, to begin requisitioning civil servants and unblocking garbage truck garages and three incineration centers in the suburbs. of the capital.