Guest of BFMTV, the Minister of the Interior repeated that France had been “humiliated” by Algeria when this country refused entry into its territory of an Algerian influencer expelled from France. “Algeria, he said, did not respect international law” by refusing access to its territory to this influencer who had “a biometric passport” certifying his nationality.
The minister also mentioned the fate of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, imprisoned in Algeria.
“This agreement (editor’s note, from 1968) is dated and has distorted Algerian immigration. It has no reason to be. We have to put it back on the table”
“Gestures of aggression”
“France,” continued Bruno Retailleau, “must choose ways to respond to Algeria.” “We went all the way […] I am in favor of strong measures because without a balance of power, we will not succeed. »
In this regard, he hoped that the 1968 agreement would be called into question. “This agreement is dated and has distorted Algerian immigration. It has no reason to be. We have to put it back on the table,” he judged.
-This is a bilateral agreement signed on December 27, 1968 which creates a single status for Algerian nationals in terms of movement, residence and employment. The text, which falls under international law and therefore takes precedence over French law, excludes Algerians from common law in matters of immigration.
Their entry is facilitated (without the need for a long-stay visa), they can establish themselves freely to exercise a commercial activity or an independent profession and access the issuance more quickly than nationals of other countries. a ten-year residence permit.
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