Five unions (CGT, CFDT, FO, Unsa, FSU) call a general strike against the 2027 budget, and SNCF rail unions join the same day: fewer trains could mean more traffic on French motorways on 5 November, in a week already marked by "yellow vest" protests.
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The DGT closes Madrid exits and entries on four different days, from Friday to the following Monday, because of All Saints' Day (1 November, which falls on a Sunday this year). For hauliers crossing between Spain and Portugal, the most direct cut is again on the A-62, towards the Portuguese border, on Friday and Saturday.
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This weekend (24-25 October 2026) the usual weekend driving bans apply to heavy vehicles in at least ten European countries, with no public holiday and no change from last weekend — but it is also the night continental Europe switches from summer to winter time. Hours, exemptions and the critical routes for hauliers leaving the Iberian Peninsula.
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