The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs Romanian citizens who are in the French Republic, transiting or intending to go to the French Republic, that a general strike is planned for Monday due to the disruption of local and international rail services.

Charles de Gaulle Airport Photo: HotNews.ro / Viktor Kosmei

Details on train movements can be obtained on the following sites: https://www.sncf.com/fr, https://www.sncf-connect.com/train/greve, https://www.thalys.com / fr/fr /info-trafic/34482, https://www.eurostar.com/fr-fr/voyage/info-trafic/perturbations.

The movement of city public transport will also be disrupted due to the change of routes of some transport lines against the background of planned actions in cities. Citizens are advised to consult the websites of local transport networks for traffic forecasts, as well as the RATP website (https://www.ratp.fr/) for more information on traffic in the Paris region.

Unions at Paris airports (Charles de Gaulle and Orly) have announced they will join a call for strikes that could lead to flight disruptions, according to MAE.

Passengers will be notified of possible flight cancellations/delays via SMS. Flight details are available on the following sites:

https://www.parisaeroport.fr/ and https://www.parisaeroport.fr/passengers/les-vols/compagnies-aeriennes.

The National Union of Commercial Navigation Personnel (SNPNC-FO) has predicted public action against Vueling flight attendants, which will cause disruption to flight schedules. At the same time, for the period May 2-3, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) asked airlines to abandon 33% of the flight schedule at Paris-Orly airport due to the air traffic controllers’ strike. , – says the quoted source.

It is also possible to continue the strike after this date in certain sectors, including public transport, IAEA also reports.

Citizens of Romania can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Embassy of Romania in Paris: +33147052966 and +33147052755, calls are forwarded to the Contact and Support Center for Romanian Citizens Abroad (CCSCRS) and are answered by Call Center operators on a permanent basis. .

In addition, Romanian citizens who find themselves in a difficult, special, emergency situation have at their disposal the following emergency telephone numbers, depending on the consular district of residence, namely:

* Consulate General of Romania in Paris: +33680713729;

* Consulate General of Romania in Marseille: +33610027164;

* Consulate General of Romania in Lyon: +33643627736;

* Consulate General of Romania in Strasbourg: +33627050022.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends to familiarize yourself with the web pages: http://paris.mae.ro, http://lyon.mae.ro, http://marsilia.mae.ro, http://strasbourg.mae.ro, www.mae.ro and reminds that Romanian citizens traveling abroad have at their disposal the application “Travel Safely” (www.mae.ro/app_cs), which provides information and travel advice.