This bilateral text, which grants certain facilities to Algerians in terms of immigration, “is dated” and “has no reason to exist”, argued the Minister of the Interior on Sunday, saying it wanted to be part of a “balance of power” with Algiers.
Published on 19/01/2025 14:55
Updated on 19/01/2025 15:35
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The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, hoped, on Sunday January 19, for the end of the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement relating to the conditions of entry into France for Algerian nationals, in a context of great tensions between the two countries . “This agreement is dated and has distorted Algerian immigration. It has no reason to exist. It must be put back on the table”he judged on BFMTV, in line with his previous positions on this subject.
Signed on December 27, 1968, this bilateral agreement creates a unique status for Algerian nationals in terms of movement, residence and employment. 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 they can access the issue of a permit more quickly than nationals of other countries. stay of 10 years. The text, which falls under international law and therefore takes precedence over French law, excludes Algerians from common law in matters of immigration.
Denouncing “aggression” of Algiers vis-à-vis Paris, Bruno Retailleau argued that “France has done everything it could on the path to reconciliation and, in return, we have only received gestures of aggression”. “French pride has been hurt by the offense that Algeria has done to France”he said, before pleading for “strong measures” allowing you to register in a “balance of power”.
