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France in a state of emergency: massive strikes threaten on September 10th!
Travel warning for France: Massive disruptions due to planned strikes on September 10, 2025 in major cities and on highways.
France in a state of emergency: massive strikes threaten on September 10th!
On September 1, 2025, preparations are underway for a comprehensive warning strike in France, planned for September 10. The “Bloquons tout” initiative has announced that it will largely paralyze public life. The focus of the protests is the draft budget for 2026, which envisages deep cuts in public services.
The planned measures include cuts in various areas, the freezing of social benefits and the cancellation of public holidays. Large cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille and Bordeaux are particularly affected. The national highways A1, A4 and A6 are also getting loud car motor and sport be affected by the lockouts. Travelers should prepare for massive disruptions in the transport network.
Travel warning and effects
The German Foreign Office has already issued a travel warning for France, which further aggravates the situation. Travelers must be prepared for the fact that public transport will be severely affected in many regions. The initiative calls for work stoppages to put pressure on the government.
Parallel to the protests in France, warning strikes in public services are also taking place in Germany. Due to ongoing collective bargaining, the Verdi union has called for strike action. In order to put pressure on employers, warning strikes have already been held in Brandenburg. A spokeswoman for the Uckermark district confirmed that there were no noticeable effects of the warning strike on Tuesday: “No area was unable to work.”
Demands and collective bargaining
The unions are demanding, among other things, an increase in wages by 8 percent or at least 350 euros more per month as well as higher bonuses for stressful activities. However, employers believe these demands cannot be financed. Collective bargaining will continue from March 14th to 16th, 2025 in Potsdam.
In addition, further warning strikes are planned in various regions of Germany, including Märkisch-Oderland and Frankfurt (Oder). In the cities of Eberswalde and Prenzlau there have so far been no noticeable restrictions in the departments and daycare centers, which indicates a high level of work ability among employees sueddeutsche.de reported.
Overall, in both France and Germany, pressure on the government and employers appears to be increasing significantly due to the current economic challenges and collective bargaining.