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Paris public-transport strike enters day 4, causing widespread commuter delays
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Nantes court overrules French consulate, orders review of Algerian visa refusal
The Administrative Court of Nantes has quashed a French consular decision that denied a short-stay visa to an Algerian applicant on security grounds, ordering the ministry to review the file within 90 days and pay €1 200 in costs. The ruling underlines that French public-order refusals must be evidence-based and gives employers a precedent for challenging opaque denials.
France and UK in talks to scrap ‘one-in, one-out’ migrant return scheme
Paris has begun negotiating an exit from the ‘one-in, one-out’ migration accord with London, which swaps each migrant returned from Britain for one asylum-seeker accepted from France. The deal will lapse on 1 October unless a replacement is found, signalling a shift toward tougher enforcement rather than humanitarian exchanges. Businesses should expect more intensive border policing on the French side of the Channel as resources are reallocated.
Macron backs Spain over Ceuta migrant pressure, calls for tougher EU border response
Speaking in Madrid, President Macron pledged support for Spain as migrant pressures mount on Ceuta and urged a stronger, collective EU border response. The two countries signalled closer co-operation on visa security, a move that could lengthen processing timelines for third-country nationals seeking to work in France or Spain.