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Day of strike and mobilization, Thursday, in Iparralde

There will be protests all over France against the cuts that the government wants to impose. The unions want to influence the 2026 budget that the new prime minister Lecornu is preparing.
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September 10th blockade day demonstration in Bayonne. Photo: EITB.

Eight trade unions have called a day of strike and mobilizations for this Thursday, September 18, in Iparralde and in the French state. Former Prime Minister François Bayrouannounced the calls to protest against the cuts of EUR 44 billion and now, now that the new Prime Minister , Sebastien Lecornu, ispreparing the 2026 budgets, the main objective of the unions is to influence.

According to the unions, the cuts will have serious consequences for local health, education and transportation. 

For this reason, the strike day will be particularly noticeablein education\ u00A0 and public transport. In many schools there will be no dining services or extra-curricular activities.

The main demonstration will take place in Bayonne, starting at 10:30 from Santa Ursula Square and then passing them down the central street of the city.

The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, has reported that 800,000 demonstrators are expected to participate and that the main objective will be "to prevent riots, blockades and blackmail".

It has therefore announced the mobilization of 80,000 police and gendarmes and has announced the use of drones, armoured vehicles and devices that launch high-pressure water jets.

The "Day of the Blockade," which took place on September 10, thousands of people took to the streets throughout the state to try to stop the town. There were also riots in cities like Rennes.

In Bayonne, the police also arrested six people and identified several others when they tried to cut off the city streets and obstruct traffic. 

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