Overview

• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau aims to replace the Valls circular, which facilitates the regularization of undocumented workers, with stricter guidelines.
• Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecology, publicly disagrees with Retailleau's proposals, emphasizing the need for balance within the coalition government.
• Florent Boudié, head of the parliamentary law commission, insists that any changes to immigration policy must undergo transparent debate in Parliament.
• Retailleau's approach includes potential use of 'hubs of return' outside the EU for migrants, a concept backed by Hungary and Italy but controversial in the EU.
• The government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, states that Retailleau's proposals are exploratory and will require discussion at both national and European levels.