Police Aux Frontieres, the French border police, will be stepping up checks of travellers crossing into France. Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP Following in the footsteps of Germany which reinstated ...

While France has reinstated border checks several times since the creation of the Schengen Zone in 1995, such measures have typically been limited to specific routes.

The border is located in the Amazon Rainforest and is the longest border France shares with another country, despite not ...

France has announced it will extend internal border controls until April next year. The current increased checks, introduced due to heightened terrorist threats, were due to end on 31 October.

at the border crossing between France and Italy, in Menton on October 18, 2024. Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP France has formally notified the European Commission that it intends to reintroduce checks ...

Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP France has formally notified the European Commission that it intends to reintroduce checks at its Schengen zone borders, starting on November 1st and running until ...