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A French Parliamentary Report Proposes Denunciation of the 1968 Franco-Algérien Agreement
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In France, two deputies of the presidential camp announced Wednesday morning "to enlighten the debate", a report on the cost of the agreements between France and Algeria. Supported by the former Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, in their approach, the two elected representatives point their finger at the Franco-Algerian agreement of 1968, which they believe must be denounced.
This text, signed after Algeria's independence, gives Algerian nationals a unique derogation status in terms of residence, employment and social protection. For Charles Rodwell, it is now "obsolete, unequal and heavily costly for public finances." "The state is blind. It is disarmed to assess the real scope of these agreements on our public accounts", he launched in front of the press.A budget cost estimated at between 1.5 and 2 billion euros pe…
This report by two Macroists, presented in the Finance Committee on 15 October, shows the massive additional cost of the arrival and retention of Algerian nationals on French territory.
The Franco-Algérien agreement of 1968, although signed more than five decades ago, remains a recurring topic of discussion in France. In a context of a serious political crisis that is currently shaking the country, the Algerian question once again returns to the forefront. While the agreement itself concerns technical aspects of Franco-Algeria relations, its review often seems to occur at times when French domestic politics are going through ma…
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