Sunday, May 22, 2016

The risk of fuel shortages wins the country – Le Figaro

After several days of blockade of oil refineries, many service stations have not been supplied, especially in the west of France. Manuel Valls promises to “continue to evacuate some sites” and invites “not to panic.”

“We are very committed to this there is no shortage in France. “on the sidelines of his visit to Israel, Manuel Valls tried to reassure inviting” everyone not to panic. ” For several days, this new installment of the mobilization against the El Khomri law led to the blocking of several oil refineries and the fear of a lack of fuel in the country. The Prime Minister promised that Sunday evening, “to evacuate a number of sites including deposits” fuel and “to lift the barriers.” “I appeal to the responsibility of everyone,” he said on BFM TV from Tel Aviv.

He also recalled that France had the reserves to deal with this type of exceptional situation. As an adherent to the International Energy Agency, it has, in fact, the obligation to have permanent security stocks equivalent to three months of consumption in case of supply disruption.

also means for the Prime Minister to respond to attacks Bruno Le Maire, the primary candidate for 2017, which had called that morning to “real fault” the absence of Manuel Valls as the country ‘risk be blocked for lack of fuel. ” “We must restore state authority,” he shouted. “On all these disorders, the government is acting too late,” said his side felt the former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin Francois Hollande calling to speak to denounce these blockages.

Admittedly the weekend of the pictures sent back to the dark days of history: in several departments of the West or Northwest, long queues at petrol stations … motorists who, after a waiting time for access the pumps were sometimes turn discouraged.



Fuel depots released by police

Of the eight oil refineries that include France, four remained blocked on Sunday by the strikers, causing a real paralysis in one part of the country . Consequence: Many petrol pumps have been supplied in recent days forcing some to lower the curtain. “Closed Station”, “temporary fuel break” …: panels set the tone at the input of many petrol pumps. At Vannes, all were well-Sunday sec. Sunday night, the lack of fear even won the Paris region where the queues lengthened. In total, about 12 000 service stations in France, 816 were out of total 800 in stock and partial rupture, according to figures of Alain Vidal. The Secretary of State for Transport has nevertheless ensured that there was “no shortage of risk” fuel “for the next week” in French stations. Comments that let dubious Sunday many users.

Friday and Sunday, the police had released several fuel depots to replenish some stations being told to Philippe Martinez, leader of the CGT, that “Holland and Valls use the same methods Mr. Sarkozy in 2010 “. Suddenly, the tankers had been exceptionally authorized to travel this weekend to ensure replenishment. Another exceptional measure, dozens of stations were requisitioned by the prefectures to supply emergency vehicles (fire, police, ambulance …).



Ras-le-bol General

Another consequence of this crisis: rationing. Ten departments (Ille-et-Vilaine, Côtes d’Armor, Finistère, Orne, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée …) thus limited to 20 or 30 liters maximum volume allowed of fuel for cars and 40 or 150 liters for trucks. Moreover, several prefectures have banned the storage of fuel in canisters, as in Seine-Maritime, Calvados, but also in the north, the Somme or the Pas-de-Calais, calling “for citizenship and everyone’s responsibility. ”

Throughout France, the ras-le-bol is noticeable. Particularly affected, these professionals – commercial, employees of the building, craftsmen … – used to go every day for long distances and have been forced to delay orders and projects. Social networks are echoing their discontent. The only ones to take the situation lightly seem to be students, eager to finish the courses.

If the government finally made concessions on overtime in his text, CGT and FO along well maintain pressure this week. Nothing to doubt the Prime Minister on the bottom. “I want to say again our determination to carry out reforms and I want to tell everyone that the law on labor, good for business and for employees, will proceed to Parliament and will be definitively adopted in July, he said in Tel Aviv. No one can doubt for a moment. “

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