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Mont Blanc & Fréjus Tunnel Night Closures Begin 23 February, Disrupting France–Italy Freight
Routine but recurring 45-minute nightly closures at the Fréjus (and later Mont Blanc) tunnel began on 23 February 2026. Even short stoppages can upset just-in-time supply chains across the Alps, so freight operators are urging rerouting and extra buffer time for France-Italy road consignments.
France Mandates Online Visa Appointments & Universal Biometric Capture for All Visa Applicants
Effective 20 February 2026, France has scrapped walk-in visa submissions worldwide and made biometric data collection mandatory at every application. All travellers must now book through the France-Visas portal, a move designed to cope with soaring demand and to feed cleaner data into the EU’s forthcoming Entry/Exit System. Companies should expect longer lead-times for business travel and budget for compulsory biometrics at each application. The shift underscores France’s push to digitise border processes ahead of the Paris 2026 tourist season.