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French farmers set up roadblocks with tractors at Saint-Andre-de-Cubzac, near Bordeaux, more than a week after the blockade began, in an intensifying standoff with the government over working conditions. IMAGES
French Transportation Minister Clément Beaune says national railway strikes during the Christmas holiday season aren’t "inevitable," as employees of rail operator SNCF are on strike this weekend. SOUNDBITE
Travellers across France endured a fifth day of turmoil today amid a massive strike over planned pension reforms, as the government held a final meeting with union officials before unveiling details of the overhaul this week. Unions have vowed to keep up the fight until President Emmanuel Macron abandons the plan, with another mass demonstration planned in Paris and other cities on Tuesday. Most Paris metro lines were shut completely while others provided only a few trains during rush hour -- leading to huge traffic jams in the capital -- with network operator RATP forecasting similar disruptions for Tuesday. IMAGES
The minister for Ecological Transition, Elisabeth Borne, and Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebarri, arrive in Matignon, followed closely by SNCF President Jean-Pierre Farandou and RATP CEO Catherine Guillouard. The SNCF and RATP, which respectively manage the French national rail network and public transport in Paris's Ile de France region, do not expect to give any good news to travellers concerning potential improvements for travel on Monday. France's transport system has been crippled by the strike for two days. IMAGES
Hundreds of flights are cancelled at French airports despite the country's main air traffic controllers' union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay. IMAGES
Metro, bus and tramway services are at a standstill in Berlin, as in many other German cities, due to a strike by public transport employees. IMAGES
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