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Warsaw Chopin Airport closes overnight on 19–20 April for runway maintenance
Warsaw Chopin will be completely closed to air traffic from 21:00 local on 19 April until 07:00 local on 20 April for essential runway works. Scores of evening and overnight flights have been retimed, rerouted or cancelled. Travellers should reconfirm itineraries and plan for early-morning congestion when the airport reopens. The shutdown is part of a wider Summer 2026 maintenance schedule designed to preserve capacity ahead of major events.
Spanish Business Leaders Welcome Mass Regularisation as Key to Filling Labour Gaps
Spain’s leading employer groups say the new migrant regularisation scheme is “economically essential” to plug labour shortages and formalise undeclared work. They urge rapid processing and dedicated SME support to maximise the programme’s benefits for competitiveness and tax revenue.
Greece Exempts British Travellers From EU Biometric Checks, Easing Summer Entry
Greece has formally exempted British passport holders from the EU’s new biometric Entry/Exit System. From 10 April 2026 UK visitors to Greece will have passports stamped as before, avoiding fingerprinting and facial recognition queues that are causing delays elsewhere. The decision protects Greece’s vital UK tourism market and offers smoother entry for business and leisure travellers alike.
New Bill C-12 Triggers Deportation Risk for 30,000 Migrants in Canada
IRCC has begun sending procedural-fairness letters to about 30,000 asylum claimants after Bill C-12 barred most refugee claims filed more than a year after entry. Roughly 9,000 Punjabi former students are among those at risk of deportation. Employers could lose legal workers, and protests have erupted in several Canadian cities. Claimants have 21 days to respond or depart voluntarily, making quick legal advice critical.
More Than 400 Offices Open Monday for In-Person Regularisation Appointments
Spain will begin accepting in-person applications for its migrant regularisation on 20 April at more than 400 Correos, Social-Security and immigration offices. The move targets digitally excluded applicants and is expected to ease early bottlenecks after 13,500 online filings in three days.
Belgium moves remaining paper-based work-permit categories online from 1 May 2026
From 1 May 2026 Belgium will only accept short-work and commuter-permit applications via its ‘Working in Belgium’ portal. Employers can no longer file by e-mail, and mandates have to be set up digitally. The change should speed up processing and reduce fraud, but HR teams must act quickly to secure portal access and adapt workflows.