Overview
- Roughly 2,000 to 2,500 private surgeons, anesthetists and other specialists left Paris by bus on Sunday in an action dubbed Opération Bruxelles organized by the Le Bloc syndicate.
- Participants say they have suspended scheduled surgeries and consultations and have stopped managing emergencies until Wednesday.
- Doctors describe the 2026 social‑security financing law as an authoritarian drift that threatens professional autonomy, citing tariff‑setting powers and controls such as sick‑leave prescription targets.
- Organizers say the Brussels trip helps them avoid possible prefectural requisitions while underscoring the impact on access to care.
- Saturday’s Paris march drew disputed counts of 20,000 according to organizers and 5,000 per police, and insurers report a 19% drop in electronic claim submissions since the strike began.