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Hollande says strikes must not disrupt Euro 2016
Shoaib Ur Rehman
05 Jun, 2016
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Copyright Reuters, 2016
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2016/06/francois-hollande-400.jpg">PARIS: President Francois Hollande said on Sunday it would be incomprehensible if transport strikes were to disrupt the Euro 2016 soccer tournament that opens in France on Friday, raising pressure on the militant CGT union to call off the action. </P><P>Hollande spoke in a radio interview as an opinion poll showed a majority of French people now opposed the wave of nationwide protests against planned labour law reforms that has disrupted fuel supplies and transport services in recent weeks. </P><P>Finance Minister Michel Sapin said the stoppages and street demonstrations, which have hit rail services, power stations, oil refineries, ports and waste treatment plans, were having no significant impact on the economy. </P><P>But they have tarnished France's image with scenes of barricades and picket-line violence just as the eyes of Europe are on the host country of the Euro 2016. </P><P>)