Belgians come to refuel in France, free transport in Spain and strike at the airline Lufthansa

Belgians flock to French service stations. With the reduction of 30 cents granted by the Macron government, petrol has become much cheaper than in Belgium, sometimes even below one euro fifty. “I save something like 20 or 30 euros, it’s well worth a few kilometres”, explains this motorist. Here, the service station belongs to a Belgian, a philosopher. “Before, it was cheaper in Belgium than in France. Now it’s the opposite. Everyone has their turn.” The French boost is temporary and will only last until the end of October.

In Spain, it is the beginning of free in some public transport. Since this morning, the rail networks managed by the State are free. “It’s wonderful,” reacts this Spaniard. A measure to push the Spaniards to abandon their cars. And it works. More than 400,000 people have already subscribed. At some stations, traffic has doubled. It remains to be seen whether this enthusiasm will last because free access is only planned until the end of the year.
The airline Lufthansa will be on strike on Friday September 2. A dark day is looming at German airports. 800 Lufthansa airline flights are cancelled. The pilots are on strike. They demand wage increases to compensate for inflation. The company offers them 900 euros per month, insufficient according to them.