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EU Entry/Exit System: UK To Work With France On Border Control

The United Kingdom and France confirmed their commitment to work together on the implementation of the new EU biometric entry system. The new Entry/Exit System (EES) is a new automated system that is expected to launch later this year. The system is expected to keep track of third-country travellers, including British nationals, who enter the…
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60,000 Free Train Tickets Up For Grabs In France And Germany

To promote eco-friendly train travel, France and Germany are giving away tickets to young French and German nationals. French and German transport ministers, Clément Beaune and Volker Wissing, jointly announced in a press release that 60,000 free train tickets would be made available to young people to help facilitate exchange between the two countries this…
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Travel Warning: Travel To France In January 2023

After widespread travel disruption caused by strikes last year, more industrial action is set to take place across Europe in 2023. Last week, on the 19 January, there was a mass strike action across France causing a halt in flights and trains. French workers took industrial action in protest of their government’s proposed plan to…
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EU Approves France’s Ban On Domestic Flights

The European Commission has released its official decision regarding France’s ban on short-haul flights on 02 December 2022. France has been given permission to ban short-haul domestic flights. This means that France will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.  The ban on short-haul flights will…
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Tightened Border Controls Between France & Italy

The border controls between France and Italy have been tightened as the two countries have had a dispute over the distribution of migrants arriving from Africa.  The tension in the diplomatic relations between the two countries arose when Italy allowed three aid groups to disembark their passengers at Italian ports because doctors determined all were…
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