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Multi‑Sector Mobilisations Set for Paris on 15 September

The demonstrations seek to force Bercy to commit urgent climate adaptation funding in the 2027 budget.

Overview

  • Police, electricians and gas workers, higher‑education staff, firefighters, nurses, students and environmental groups plan coordinated actions in Paris on Tuesday, 15 September.
  • The Alliance Police nationale is calling a Champs‑Élysées mobilisation to demand pay rises, career progression and better working conditions after an unsatisfactory meeting with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
  • Electricians and gaziers are staging a mass strike to defend the 'tarif agent', a long‑standing preferential energy rate for about 140,000 workers and 160,000 retirees that the Cour des comptes has ordered the government to revalue.
  • A broad climate coalition will rally in the evening in front of the Ministry of the Economy to press for specific 2027 budget measures such as shutters and air circulators for housing, a 'congé climatique' and a levy on the largest polluters.
  • The protests come as Bercy finalises tight 2027 budget arbitrations, the Ministry of Energy publicly weighs tariff revision following the Cour des comptes notice, and organisers warn of wider escalation if their demands are not addressed.