The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Can France's interior minister really confiscate your residency permit? After a foreign national was caught on video lighting his cigarette from the flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, France's interior minister has told French media that he "will revoke the man's residency permit" - but does the minister actually have the power to do this? https://www.thelocal.com/20250807/can-frances-interior-minister-really-confiscate-your-residency-permit Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:18:52 +0200 can-frances-interior-minister-really-confiscate-your-residency-permit