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The CGT union at Argedis, a TotalEnergies subsidiary managing around 200 service stations, has called for a strike on Friday ahead of holiday departures in Île-de-France. The union demands fuel payment assistance amid soaring prices. Management declined to comment at this stage.

13. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

The National Union of the Collective Transport System Metro of Mexico City began staggered strikes on Monday, April 13, 2026, by not working overtime, leading to the loss of about 800 train runs and affecting nearly 2 million users. Union leader Fernando Espino highlighted severe issues like 7,000 fractured sleepers on Line 1 and lack of major maintenance on 70% of trains. President Claudia Sheinbaum stated there are no reasons for the strike, as resources are being invested in renovations.

SPD-lederen Lars Klingbeil opfordrer den sort-røde koalition til fælles at anbefale efterfølgeren til præsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Han ønsker en kvinde i rollen og er åben over for kandidater uden for partipolitikken. Valget forventes i januar 2027.

20. februar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

On February 15, Sidi Ould Tah, president of the African Development Bank Group, convened a high-level session with heads of Africa's Regional Economic Communities in Addis Ababa, on the margins of the 39th African Union Summit. The meeting centered on the New African Financial Architecture (NAFA), a framework designed to mobilize domestic capital, enhance financial sovereignty, and address Africa's development financing gap. Participants from various RECs endorsed the initiative as a blueprint for economic transformation.

About 100 Confédération paysanne militants forced entry into a Ministry of Agriculture annex in Paris on Wednesday, occupying it for an hour to protest government policy. Fifty were placed in custody for public order disturbances and offenses. The action comes amid a declining farmers' mobilization following the Prime Minister's announcements.

12. december 2025 Rapporteret af AI

Sanitation workers from the Mexico City Government blocked Fray Servando Teresa de Mier Avenue in the Cuauhtémoc borough for over five hours, demanding a digit to join the union. The protest, starting before 10:00 a.m., caused traffic chaos in the capital's center and ended with burning trash at administrative offices. Around 3:00 p.m., the demonstrators left, allowing partial reopening of the road.