Overview
- The CNSA, which on Monday called a national “white day” for April 8, said ambulance missions will pause from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with life‑threatening emergencies still covered.
- Scheduled patient trips such as hospital discharges and returns from emergency rooms may be canceled, with affected people told ahead of time where possible.
- The union cites a €300 million hole from unpaid costs, plus €130 million in added charges and about €40 million in extra fuel costs, along with hospital payments that can take up to a year.
- It says companies now operate at a loss and that business failures tripled in 2025 to 147, warning the continuity of sanitary transport is at risk.
- Private ambulances handle roughly 3 million urgent runs a year and 32 million scheduled missions, and authorities can requisition crews to ensure emergency cover as operators plan slow convoys and other symbolic protests.