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Nomad train at Rouen railway station in Normandy, France, beside a covered platform.

Normandy rail strike: five lines disrupted this Friday and Saturday

Ticket inspectors walk out after a knife attack on a colleague, with four unions backing the action

May will be difficult month for train travel in France, warns minister

Two major train unions are threatening to strike and are ‘not willing to negotiate’, he says

New call for air traffic and rail strikes: 8 France travel updates

We also look at the progress of the Entry/Exit System EU border control system and an increase in US-France flights

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Will French train strikes continue this weekend?

Unions are calling on a different set of rail workers to take part in more action at the end of this week

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French half-term train strikes: half of TGVs cancelled

Up to 90% of ticket inspectors will take part

Rail strike hits half-term, UK ferry resumes: 7 French travel updates

We also look at what to expect from this weekend’s holiday traffic and a new fee for low-cost flight hand luggage

French unions threaten Christmas and New Year rail strike

Current negotiations on salaries look set to break down

Transport, schools: Updates on Friday’s cross-sector strikes in France

Healthcare and air travel is set to be particularly impacted

French you don’t learn at school: When jargon goes round the houses

We look at the euphemisms employed by the French transport industry to announce delays and problems

French rail strike: unions lift their New Year’s weekend strike notice

This means there should be no action taken next weekend, but this weekend’s strike will still continue

France rail strikes: unions have until midday to respond to SNCF offer

A third of trains are expected to be cancelled today as the result of a ticket inspector strike. Passengers can now claim compensation

France rail strikes: Two in five TGV trains cancelled this weekend

SNCF will meet with unions to try to avert another strike on New Year’s weekend. We explain how compensation will work for those affected

Travel strikes, face masks, wood heating aid: The week ahead in France

The European Court of Human Rights will also rule on whether Éric Zemmour’s 2017 conviction for inciting hatred based on religion undermined his freedom of expression

TGVs, Ouigos, Intercités: Strike action to disrupt trains this weekend

Only four in 10 trains are expected to be running

TGV train strike to hit first weekend of France’s Christmas holidays

A very poor service is expected on the south-east TGV lines from this Friday to Sunday as rail workers call for better pay and conditions

Christmas trains in France: Strike threat in east and southeast

Three unions have called for action on the network covering Dijon, Lyon, Marseille and Nice if negotiations with SNCF prove unsuccessful

Train strike

Normandy rail strike: five lines disrupted this Friday and Saturday

May will be difficult month for train travel in France, warns minister

New call for air traffic and rail strikes: 8 France travel updates

Will French train strikes continue this weekend?

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French rail strike: unions lift their New Year’s weekend strike notice

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