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STRIKE OF FUEL TRANSPORTERS IN PORTUGAL

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">STRIKE OF FUEL TRANSPORTERS IN PORTUGAL <&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>On August 12, fuel transporters in Portugal went on strike. António Costa's government decided to put the country into an energy crisis until August 21; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;le-portugal-en-pleine-forme&sol;"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">government<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;a> imposes a number of 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&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">A real energy crisis<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>On Monday evening, the government declared a state of energy crisis throughout the country until August 21, limiting refueling with used fuel to 25 liters for light vehicles and 100 liters for heavy goods vehicles&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Beware&amp;comma; because this only concerns stations that are not considered to be priority&amp;period; In these&amp;comma; only 15 liters of fuel can be supplied per car&amp;period; The situation is already very tense&amp;comma; many stations are already short of diesel&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Minimum service implemented <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The Portuguese government&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;decided on Monday August 12 to requisition truck drivers&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;on the first day of a strike by fuel transporters in Portugal&amp;comma; who are demanding pay rises&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>According to government spokesman Tiago Antumes <strong>"&amp;ThinSpace;There was no other solution&amp;ThinSpace;"<&sol;strong>The measure will be implemented&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<strong>"&amp;ThinSpace;<&sol;strong>in regions and sectors where minimum services have not been respected<strong>&amp;ThinSpace;"<&sol;strong>He added, citing in particular the supply of airports and the Algarve region, where many Portuguese and foreign tourists spend their holidays&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>After noting that minimum services had been respected in the morning&amp;comma; Prime Minister Antonio Costa declared that the situation had evolved negatively&amp;comma; paving the way for the requisition of truckers&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i2&period;wp&period;com&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;greve-des-transporteurs-de-carburant-1&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;640&percnt;2c409&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"wp-image-5889"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Army requisitioned to provide minimum service<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The Portuguese judiciary states that "this strike by the transporters is within the limits of what is admissible"&amp;comma; but the&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;opinion rejects any stance on the legality of the claim&amp;period; "That depends on the courts&amp;period;" The same opinion states that minimum services can and should be extended to "protect other rights and interests"&amp;period; The Attorney General says that for this "what is necessary&amp;comma; is the progressive extension of minimum services"&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The Portuguese judiciary has indicated that this is possible and legal&amp;period; The government has stated that this has not yet been decreed&amp;comma; but that it has not ruled out this hypothesis&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">18&amp;ThinSpace;&amp;percnt; service stations completely dry<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Anticipating the difficulties of refuelling&amp;comma; many motorists had filled up before the beginning of the movement&amp;period; Monday afternoon&amp;comma; about 18&amp;ThinSpace;&amp;percnt; of the <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"quelque 3&thinspace;000 stations-service &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;eco&period;sapo&period;pt&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;13&sol;mai-ja-distribuiu-14-mil-disticos-de-acesso-prioritario-a-rede-de-emergencia&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">some 3&amp;ThinSpace;000 service stations<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;a> of the country were completely dry, and just as many lacked at least one type of fuel&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;

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