Britons now deemed 3rd world citizens

Britons can no longer drive through France after they get through the channel tunnel to get to their home in Europe unless they have French residency :open_mouth:

"Many Britons take the Channel Tunnel to France, using Eurotunnel’s Shuttle service, to drive from the UK to their homes in other EU countries.

But under new travel rules being applied since December 28 by French authorities, only Britons whose official primary residence is in France are being allowed in.

“Unless they hold French residency, British citizens are now considered third-country citizens and can no longer transit France by road to reach their country of residence in the EU,” Eurotunnel said in a tweet late Wednesday.

P&O Ferries issued a similar tweet warning that “only those with French residency will be permitted to enter France.”

A French Interior Ministry official said it had not changed its list of “compelling” reasons enabling Britons to travel to France, but had clarified their application this month by border police.

“It seems logical to consider them like all other third-country citizens, and to not allow their transit toward another EU country,” the official told AFP, asking not to be named."
euractiv.com/section/uk-eur … -eu-homes/

lancpudn:
Britons can no longer drive through France after they get through the channel tunnel to get to their home in Europe unless they have French residency :open_mouth:

"Many Britons take the Channel Tunnel to France, using Eurotunnel’s Shuttle service, to drive from the UK to their homes in other EU countries.

But under new travel rules being applied since December 28 by French authorities, only Britons whose official primary residence is in France are being allowed in.

“Unless they hold French residency, British citizens are now considered third-country citizens and can no longer transit France by road to reach their country of residence in the EU,” Eurotunnel said in a tweet late Wednesday.

P&O Ferries issued a similar tweet warning that “only those with French residency will be permitted to enter France.”

A French Interior Ministry official said it had not changed its list of “compelling” reasons enabling Britons to travel to France, but had clarified their application this month by border police.

“It seems logical to consider them like all other third-country citizens, and to not allow their transit toward another EU country,” the official told AFP, asking not to be named."
euractiv.com/section/uk-eur … -eu-homes/

3rd Country.
NOT
3rd World.
AND

trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewto … 9#p2805449
from above
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“The French and British governments have confirmed that Britons living in EU countries other than France will be allowed to drive through the country to return home over the holiday period.”

Heaven forbid a country should take control of it`s own borders! :smiley:

Ed
“3rd countries” include Switzerland, USA, Australia… could be any country not in the EU

Franglais:

lancpudn:
Britons can no longer drive through France after they get through the channel tunnel to get to their home in Europe unless they have French residency :open_mouth:

"Many Britons take the Channel Tunnel to France, using Eurotunnel’s Shuttle service, to drive from the UK to their homes in other EU countries.

But under new travel rules being applied since December 28 by French authorities, only Britons whose official primary residence is in France are being allowed in.

“Unless they hold French residency, British citizens are now considered third-country citizens and can no longer transit France by road to reach their country of residence in the EU,” Eurotunnel said in a tweet late Wednesday.

P&O Ferries issued a similar tweet warning that “only those with French residency will be permitted to enter France.”

A French Interior Ministry official said it had not changed its list of “compelling” reasons enabling Britons to travel to France, but had clarified their application this month by border police.

“It seems logical to consider them like all other third-country citizens, and to not allow their transit toward another EU country,” the official told AFP, asking not to be named."
euractiv.com/section/uk-eur … -eu-homes/

3rd Country.
NOT
3rd World.
AND

trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewto … 9#p2805449
from above
euronews.com/2021/12/30/cov … e-through-
“The French and British governments have confirmed that Britons living in EU countries other than France will be allowed to drive through the country to return home over the holiday period.”

Heaven forbid a country should take control of it`s own borders! :smiley:

Ed
“3rd countries” include Switzerland, USA, Australia… could be any country not in the EU

I should lay off posting until my morning meds kick in :grimacing:

lancpudn:

Franglais:

lancpudn:
Britons can no longer drive through France after they get through the channel tunnel to get to their home in Europe unless they have French residency :open_mouth:

"Many Britons take the Channel Tunnel to France, using Eurotunnel’s Shuttle service, to drive from the UK to their homes in other EU countries.

But under new travel rules being applied since December 28 by French authorities, only Britons whose official primary residence is in France are being allowed in.

“Unless they hold French residency, British citizens are now considered third-country citizens and can no longer transit France by road to reach their country of residence in the EU,” Eurotunnel said in a tweet late Wednesday.

P&O Ferries issued a similar tweet warning that “only those with French residency will be permitted to enter France.”

A French Interior Ministry official said it had not changed its list of “compelling” reasons enabling Britons to travel to France, but had clarified their application this month by border police.

“It seems logical to consider them like all other third-country citizens, and to not allow their transit toward another EU country,” the official told AFP, asking not to be named."
euractiv.com/section/uk-eur … -eu-homes/

3rd Country.
NOT
3rd World.
AND

trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewto … 9#p2805449
from above
euronews.com/2021/12/30/cov … e-through-
“The French and British governments have confirmed that Britons living in EU countries other than France will be allowed to drive through the country to return home over the holiday period.”

Heaven forbid a country should take control of it`s own borders! :smiley:

Ed
“3rd countries” include Switzerland, USA, Australia… could be any country not in the EU

I should lay off posting until my morning meds kick in :grimacing:

I find I can click a keyboard quicker than I should, far too often!
:smiley:

Mind you, with this Prime Minister and government running things the way they do Britain may well be a 3rd world country quicker than you think…

It’s all about setting precedents and pretexes for the removal of previously taken for granted freedom of travel.It’s got Agenda 30 written all over it.
As for the French they seem happy enough with any illegal immigrant who wants to transit France to get here.We should have stayed out of WW1.

They didn’t deem us third world citizens in 1944

So are they also going to stop those other “third country” residents travelling through France to get to another country? You know, the ones who take the dinghy rides from France to Britain, for instance?

PJH 400:
They didn’t deem us third world citizens in 1944

1914 was when and where we went wrong.Being a 3rd and neutral country would have been perfect for us at that point.
Although should still have pretended to be on the side of France before walking away laughing with popcorn and beer saying we’ve changed our minds when they all mobilised.

fodenway:
So are they also going to stop those other “third country” residents travelling through France to get to another country? You know, the ones who take the dinghy rides from France to Britain, for instance?

Some ‘third country’ travellers are obviously more equal than others.Also haven’t seen any Eurostar rail services to/from Brussels etc being cancelled.
A bit like Le Mans 2021 all welcome to attend including Japanese but not Brits.

PJH 400:
They didn’t deem us third world citizens in 1944

Correct, we did bail them out on that occasion but they hate us and we definitely hate them.