Fresh data released by the European Commission’s Home-Affairs Directorate on 14 November shows France maintaining temporary controls on its land borders with Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and Switzerland for another six months. The measure, first re-introduced after the 2015 terror attacks and repeatedly renewed, is now scheduled to run from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026.
Paris cites a combination of elevated terrorist threats and continued irregular-migration pressures. For cross-border commuters and logistics operators the extension means continued spot checks, document inspections and occasional queueing at what would normally be open Schengen crossings.
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Road-haulage associations say every five-minute delay costs around €5 per truck; operators have begun factoring extra transit time into just-in-time supply chains for automotive and fresh-food sectors. Business travellers should keep passports or national ID cards readily accessible and allow margin for meetings near border regions such as Strasbourg, Lille or Perpignan.
Although legal under Schengen rules, repeated renewals have drawn criticism from the European Parliament, which argues that controls should be truly exceptional. A broader review of Schengen governance is due in spring 2026, but few analysts expect France to lift checks before the Summer Olympics security review is complete.
Paris cites a combination of elevated terrorist threats and continued irregular-migration pressures. For cross-border commuters and logistics operators the extension means continued spot checks, document inspections and occasional queueing at what would normally be open Schengen crossings.
Road-haulage associations say every five-minute delay costs around €5 per truck; operators have begun factoring extra transit time into just-in-time supply chains for automotive and fresh-food sectors. Business travellers should keep passports or national ID cards readily accessible and allow margin for meetings near border regions such as Strasbourg, Lille or Perpignan.
Although legal under Schengen rules, repeated renewals have drawn criticism from the European Parliament, which argues that controls should be truly exceptional. A broader review of Schengen governance is due in spring 2026, but few analysts expect France to lift checks before the Summer Olympics security review is complete.
