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Major breakdown at the Gare de l'Est.
Since the beginning of the morning, no train has been running either departing from or arriving at the station in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Initially, the SNCF hoped for a resumption of traffic around 10 a.m., but it finally announced that traffic would be interrupted at least all day.
“We cannot yet guarantee” a resumption of traffic on Wednesday, indicated Clément Beaune at midday.
"Due to a breakdown in a signal box (damaged discovered installations)", the traffic of all TGV, TER and Transilien trains on line P is interrupted on departure and arrival from Paris Gare de l' East, the group told us in the morning.
“A fire in a technical room in the Vaires sector” (Seine-et-Marne) is the cause of these difficulties.
In total, according to our information, "48 arteries" were damaged, the equivalent of 600 severed cables, in a space located under the railway track.
“These are two cable
chambers
, a place where hundreds of large cable arteries are entangled”, specifies the SNCF.
SNCF network also indicates that it has filed a complaint after a “proven malicious act”.
According to the latest findings from our journalists present on site, some trains arriving from Metz or Luxembourg are diverted to the Gare du Nord.
What else to remember
Poland is asking for Berlin's approval to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
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“Germany has already received our request to agree to the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine,” Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Twitter, also appealing to Berlin to join “the coalition of countries supporting Ukraine" with these vehicles.
Poland had already announced that it was ready to deliver 14 of these German-made tanks to kyiv, but encountered hesitation from its neighbor.
Niemcy otrzymali już nasz wniosek o wyrażenie zgody na przekazanie czołgów Leopard 2 na Ukrainę.
Apeluję także do strony niemieckiej o przyłączenie się do koalicji państw wspierających Ukrainę czołgami Leopard 2. To nasza wspólna sprawa, bo chodzi o bezpieczeństwo całej Europy!
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— Mariusz Blaszczak (@mblaszczak) January 24, 2023
15 French jihadists and 32 children repatriated from Syria
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A new repatriation operation took place on Tuesday morning.
Among these returnees from jihad, aged 19 to 56, seven are the subject of an arrest warrant and will be presented to an investigating magistrate during the day.
Eight were placed in police custody in execution of a search warrant, said the nationalist anti-terrorist prosecution.
The children were transferred to child welfare services.
Dismissal confirmed for Gérald Darmanin
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The Paris Court of Appeal pronounced, this Tuesday morning, a dismissal in favor of the Minister of the Interior, in the case of the accusations of rape against him.
Sophie Patterson-Spatz has accused him of sexual harassment, breach of trust and rape since 2017, for acts allegedly committed in 2009. The complainant's lawyer quickly let it be known that her client was going to appeal to the Court of Cassation .
The Nupes calls for a referendum on the pension reform
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98 deputies from the left alliance have filed a request for a referendum on the government's project.
The request will be debated by the Assembly on February 6, when the parliamentary debate opens.
In a press release, the Nupes explains that it wants to "give the floor back to the people on this crucial choice for their future".
it concerns you
Jean Castex's plan to improve the "fragile" lines.
The new CEO of RATP spoke about the action plan and the timetable for the return of supply to normal on Monday morning during the meeting on the financing of transport in the Ile-de-France region.
By March 1, lines 3, 5 and 8 should return to normal frequency, and by April 1 for lines 1, 2, 3 bis, 6, 7 bis, 10 and 12: "We will put everything in work to be there, ”assured the former Prime Minister.
In addition to this increase in the rate, the lines most in difficulty will benefit from a dedicated plan.
This is particularly the case of the RER B, where “new trains and modernization works” are envisaged, “but it is not for now”, launched Jean Castex.
Modernization work has already begun on lines 4, 6 and 11 of the metro, which partly explains the problems encountered.
Finally, on the salary level, the first phase of negotiations has just been completed.
An additional €105 per month was granted for all RATP staff.
Negotiations are also underway to “enable a better work/life balance”.
The company also claims to fight against fraudulent absenteeism.