Hong Kong cuts e-Channel enrolment threshold to just two prior trips, drops fingerprints for e-passports
German Bundestag Passes Laws to Implement EU-Wide Asylum Reform
Canada Expands LMIA-Exempt Work-Permit Quota and Tightens Reciprocal-Employment Rules
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Draft Spain-UK-EU Treaty Moves Gibraltar Border Into Schengen, Gives Spain Veto Power
The newly published 1,000-page draft treaty would scrap Gibraltar’s fence, place Spanish police in charge of Schengen entry checks at the Rock’s airport and port, and give Madrid the right to block non-EU travellers or residency permits. Gibraltar would enter the EU customs union, removing goods checks and creating a single labour market for 15,000 daily commuters. While governments hail a “historic” win for mobility and trade, UK critics see sovereignty risks and businesses face new tax and compliance obligations.
France tightens income rules for citizenship, raising the bar for would-be French nationals
A long-dormant Interior-Ministry circular took full effect this week, forcing naturalisation applicants to show five years of French-sourced earnings under a CDI or two-year run of CDDs. Prefects must now reject files that rely on overseas income or social benefits. Employers may need to rethink contract strategy for foreign staff, while pensioners, cross-border commuters and remote workers face higher rejection risk. The measure, though billed as a ‘clarification’, substantially hardens the path to a French passport.
Warsaw Hosts Six-Nation Summit to Curb Illegal Immigration and Human Smuggling
Poland hosted interior ministers from Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Lithuania and Pakistan on 27 February 2026 to devise tougher measures against human smuggling. The countries will integrate watch-lists, step up joint investigations and explore creating legal work-permit quotas for Pakistani nationals. The plan signals both stricter compliance checks and potential new hiring avenues for employers operating in Poland and the Baltic region.