Craftmen stand next to a placard reading "Local tradespeople deserve better" during a blockage on the ring road of Nantes in Bouguenais, western France, on April 7, 2026, to protest against rising fuel prices. 'Civil engineering and landscaping firms, together with their trade union, the CNATP, which I represent, have decided to take action in response to price rises for GNR (non-road diesel) and diesel for other vehicles,' Andrea Lemasson, general secretary of the CNATP in Loire-Atlantique, told AFP. The surge in fuel prices has been caused in particular by the virtual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

Craftmen take part to a blockage on the ring road of Nantes in Bouguenais, western France, on April 7, 2026, to protest against rising fuel prices. 'Civil engineering and landscaping firms, together with their trade union, the CNATP, which I represent, have decided to take action in response to price rises for GNR (non-road diesel) and diesel for other vehicles,' Andrea Lemasson, general secretary of the CNATP in Loire-Atlantique, told AFP. The surge in fuel prices has been caused in particular by the virtual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

Public works craftmen take part to a slow down operation on the ring road of Nantes past a placards reading " Local artisans deserve better" during a protest against oil increase and. to ask more help to the government. Bouguenais, near Nantes, , western France, on April 7, 2026. 'Civil engineering and landscaping firms, together with their trade union, the CNATP, which I represent, have decided to take action in response to price rises for GNR (non-road diesel) and diesel for other vehicles,' Andrea Lemasson, general secretary of the CNATP in Loire-Atlantique, told AFP. The surge in fuel prices has been caused in particular by the virtual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

Craftmen hand out leaflets to motorists during a blockage on the ring road of Nantes in Bouguenais, western France, on April 7, 2026, to protest against rising fuel prices. 'Civil engineering and landscaping firms, together with their trade union, the CNATP, which I represent, have decided to take action in response to price rises for GNR (non-road diesel) and diesel for other vehicles,' Andrea Lemasson, general secretary of the CNATP in Loire-Atlantique, told AFP. The surge in fuel prices has been caused in particular by the virtual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

Craftmen hand out leaflets to motorists during a blockage on the ring road of Nantes in Bouguenais, western France, on April 7, 2026, to protest against rising fuel prices. 'Civil engineering and landscaping firms, together with their trade union, the CNATP, which I represent, have decided to take action in response to price rises for GNR (non-road diesel) and diesel for other vehicles,' Andrea Lemasson, general secretary of the CNATP in Loire-Atlantique, told AFP. The surge in fuel prices has been caused in particular by the virtual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty Images)

An Ajaccio's fisherman stands on his boat as he blocks the entry of the port and force ships to wait in the Bay of Ajaccio on April 7, 2026 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, to put an end to the "deadly spiral" of rising fuel prices, which are already higher on the island than on the mainland due to the conflict in the Middle East. 'Our aim is to put an end to this deadly spiral of rising diesel prices,' Joseph Sanna, spokesperson for the Corsican fishermen's union, told AFP. The average price of a litre of tax-free fishing diesel stood at 1.09 on April 2, 2026 compared with 64 cents on March 2, 2026, at the start of the energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East, according to the Amarree fuel monitoring service. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of the Sun Princess cruise ship wait on the boat as Ajaccio's fishermen block the entry of the port of Ajacccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on April 7, 2026 to put an end to the "deadly spiral" of rising fuel prices, which are already higher on the island than on the mainland due to the conflict in the Middle East. 'Our aim is to put an end to this deadly spiral of rising diesel prices,' Joseph Sanna, spokesperson for the Corsican fishermen's union, told AFP. The average price of a litre of tax-free fishing diesel stood at 1.09 on April 2, 2026 compared with 64 cents on March 2, 2026, at the start of the energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East, according to the Amarree fuel monitoring service. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP via Getty Images)

Passengers of the Corsica Ferry wait on the boat as Ajaccio's fishermen block the entry of the port of Ajacccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on April 7, 2026 to put an end to the "deadly spiral" of rising fuel prices, which are already higher on the island than on the mainland due to the conflict in the Middle East. 'Our aim is to put an end to this deadly spiral of rising diesel prices,' Joseph Sanna, spokesperson for the Corsican fishermen's union, told AFP. The average price of a litre of tax-free fishing diesel stood at 1.09 on April 2, 2026 compared with 64 cents on March 2, 2026, at the start of the energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East, according to the Amarree fuel monitoring service. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP via Getty Images)