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STRIKE OF FUEL TRANSPORTERS IN PORTUGAL

STRIKE OF FUEL TRANSPORTERS IN PORTUGAL

On August 12, a strike of fuel transporters in Portugal began. The government of António Costa decided to put the country in energy crisis and these until August 21.

The government imposes certain rules that will affect users, including the use of the army to provide minimum service. From now on, each car will only be able to fill a maximum of 25 liters of fuel.

A real energy crisis

Le gouvernement a décrété lundi soir l’état de crise énergétique dans tout le pays et ceux-ci jusqu’au 21 aout. Les limitations de ravitaillement par l’usagé sont limitées à 25 litres de carburants pour les véhicules légers et 100 litres pour les poids lourds.

Please note that this only applies to stations that are not considered to be priority stations. At these stations, only 15 liters of fuel will be available per car. The situation is already very tense, with many stations already running out of diesel.

Minimum service implemented

Le gouvernement portugais a décidé ce lundi 12 août de réquisitionner des camionneurs dès le premier jour d’une grève des transporteurs de carburant au Portugal, qui réclament des hausses salariales.

According to Tiago Antumes, government spokesman "There was no other solution".These remarks were made at the end of an extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting held late on Sunday. The measure will be implemented "in regions and sectors where minimum services have not been respected"he added, citing in particular the supply of airports and the Algarve region, where many Portuguese and foreign tourists spend their vacations.

After noting that minimum services had been respected in the morning, Prime Minister Antonio Costa declared that the situation had evolved negatively, paving the way for the requisition of truckers.

Army requisitioned to provide minimum service

La justice portugaise affirme que « cette grève des transporteurs est dans les limites de ce qui est admissible », mais l’opinion rejette toute prise de position sur la légalité de la réclamation. « Cela dépend des tribunaux. » Le même avis indique que les services minimaux peuvent et doivent être étendus pour « protéger d’autres droits et intérêts ». Le procureur général dit que pour cela « ce qui est nécessaire, c’est l’extension progressive des services minimum ».

S’agissant d’une réquisition civile préventive avec l’intervention de l’armée, la justice portugaise indique que c’est possible et légal. Le gouvernement a déclaré que cela n’était pas encore décrété, mais qu’il n’avait pas écarté cette hypothèse.

18 % service stations completely dry

Anticipating the difficulties of refueling, many motorists had filled up before the movement began. On Monday afternoon, around 18 % of the some 3,000 service stations of the country were completely dry, and as many were short of at least one type of fuel.

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