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French presidential hopeful vows to re-introduce border checks with Spain after Madrid’s mass regularisation plan
Les Républicains candidate Bruno Retailleau said on 22 April that he would re-impose French border checks with Spain in response to Madrid’s plan to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants. The pledge highlights growing pressure on Schengen free movement and could disrupt trade and cross-border business travel if enacted.
Residence-permit fees to jump on 1 May: France publishes new tariff schedule for cartes de séjour and naturalisation
A government notice published on 22 April confirms that, from 1 May 2026, the cost of French residence permits will leap to €350 for first issues and €250 for renewals, with proportional rises for reduced-rate categories and naturalisation applications. Corporate mobility budgets and individual applicants must factor in the new, significantly higher fiscal-stamp fees.
Second empty-plane incident this month leaves 192 Ryanair passengers stranded at French regional airport
A security-staff no-show at Vatry Airport meant Ryanair flight FR6370 left for Marrakech on 22 April with only crew on board, stranding 192 passengers. The episode exposes staffing fragilities at French regional airports just as new biometric border checks come online, raising compensation questions and prompting regulator scrutiny.