France switches to mandatory online visa-appointment system
Germany extends internal-EU border checks—French land routes affected
France unveils visa-free airport transit for Indians and a goal to host 30,000 Indian students by 2030
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Paris airport operator wants EU biometric Entry/Exit System delayed until after summer 2026
Paris-airport operator ADP has urged the EU to push back full implementation of the biometric Entry/Exit System until after summer 2026 to avoid peak-season chaos. The system will eventually scrap passport stamps and tighten overstay monitoring, but early roll-outs elsewhere have produced multi-hour queues, raising operational concerns for French hubs and frequent flyers.
Rights groups press Air France and charter carriers to quit UK–France ‘one-in, one-out’ deportation flights
French and UK NGOs have asked four airlines—including Air France—to stop operating charter flights that deport small-boat asylum seekers from Britain back to France. The call, issued 19 February, comes amid legal challenges and UN concerns that the ‘one-in, one-out’ scheme breaches human-rights law, posing reputational and operational risks for carriers and cross-Channel travel programmes.
Germany prolongs internal Schengen checks—what it means for land travel from France
Germany has extended border checks with France and other neighbours for another six months, running to 15 September 2026. The move reinforces spot controls on French–German road and rail crossings, requiring travellers—including posted workers and assignees—to carry valid ID or residence documentation and plan for potential delays.