Railway transport was disrupted as trade unions protest for more funding for the sector. The railway unions held a 24-hour strike to pressure the Government to adapt their budget to the rising living costs and to ease the shortage of personnel. 3,500 scheduled trains are cancelled every month and 15% of these decisions are taken because there are not enough staff members to run the service.
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