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Fréjus Tunnel that connects France and Italy to close this weekend
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TotalEnergies opens service station for electric vehicles in Paris
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Conductors on French public transport will soon be able to check your address
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Problems continue with cartes de séjour for Britons
Connexion continues to receive emails related to problems in Britons obtaining cartes de séjour – an issue that has come to the fore again after a top official confirmed their importance.
If you are still experiencing difficulties or refusals in applications for the cards, let us know at news@connexionfrance.com
As we report on the Brexit pages of our new March edition, Agnès Fontana, responsible for foreigners’ acquisition of residence rights and French nationality, recently told MPs and campaigners that after Brexit protecting rights of Britons who have obtained permanent residence cards will be a priority for France. These have never been a legal requirement for EU citizens in France as an EU passport is sufficient for all official purposes, but they are nonetheless a right after five years of legal and stable residence.
Ms Fontana's comments can be found in full (in French) at this link at around 59 minutes into the discussion and again (in answer to a question by Christopher Chantrey of the British Community Committee of France) at around 1hr 33mins 50secs.
Our report from the March edition of The Connexion newspaper is available to subscribers here.
The relevant card for British people and other EU citizens is the carte de séjour 'citoyen UE/EEE/Suisse' séjour permanent.
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