France completes switch to EU Entry/Exit System, bringing biometric border checks to business travellers
Grace period ends for France–Luxembourg tax treaty: cross-border workers face new withholding rules
EasyJet blasts ‘unacceptable’ EES delays after 100+ passengers miss Milan–Manchester flight
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Watchdog slams residency-card backlog as France pledges 500 extra prefecture staff
France’s rights ombudsman says residency-card renewal delays have reached crisis levels, with digital portal failures leaving foreigners unable to work or travel. The Interior Ministry has ordered prefectures to halve processing times and hire 500 staff, but companies must still anticipate administrative bottlenecks.
France updates 2026 withholding-tax brackets for non-resident workers and retirees
France has indexed its non-resident withholding-tax scale for 2026, raising the 0 %, 12 % and 20 % income thresholds. Employers, pension funds and global mobility teams must update payroll calculations immediately or risk compliance gaps and employee cash-flow shocks. The change is routine but affects every assignee or retiree who receives French-source income while living abroad.