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Retailleau Declares Toulouse Algerian Passports Invalid, Splintering France’s Algeria Policy

This decision forms part of a broader shift toward administrative refusals and sanctions that has divided Paris’s executive over Algeria policy.

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Le ministre de l'Intérieur, Bruno Retailleau, au lendemain de son élection à la tête des Républicains, en mai dernier. Ici, dans son bureau au siège du parti LR, à Paris.

Overview

  • Bruno Retailleau has instructed prefects not to recognise passports issued by the Algerian consulate in Toulouse for residency applications.
  • He has accused Algeria of failing to uphold reciprocity under the 1994 repatriation treaty by refusing to repatriate migrants expelled from France.
  • Retailleau is preparing sanctions to bar Algerian officials accused of denigrating France from entry, establishment or circulation on French territory and has threatened to denounce the 1968 migration accords if not withdrawn.
  • He has called on France and the European Union to halt association agreement talks with Algeria, arguing the deal benefits Algeria more than Europe.
  • Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and President Macron continue to advocate conventional diplomacy, underscoring a deepening rift within the French executive.