Overview
- France’s interior minister warned that a hard‑line approach “does not work” after the National Assembly adopted an RN resolution to denounce the 1968 Franco‑Algerian accord.
- Nuñez said migration cooperation has stopped, with Algeria refusing since spring to readmit its nationals in irregular situations.
- Forced removals to Algeria fell to about 500 by the end of October 2025, compared with roughly 1,400 over the same period last year, and detention centers are full with about 40% of places occupied by Algerians.
- He reiterated that scrapping the 1968 accord is not on the government’s agenda, even as a parliamentary report put its annual cost near €2 billion and recommended ending Algerians’ special status.
- Far‑right leaders, including Éric Zemmour and RN figures, attacked Nuñez’s stance and called for a tougher line, while the minister pointed to the need for security and Sahel cooperation with Algeria.