The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed EU Commission: 'A stamp in a British passport does not put residency rights into question' After hundreds of British residents of EU countries had passports stamped when returning from the UK in the New Year the EU Commission has responded to The Local's request for information and advice on their behalf. Here's the response in full. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210109/eu-commission-a-stamp-in-a-british-passport-does-not-put-into-question-residency-rights Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:26:28 +0100 eu-commission-a-stamp-in-a-british-passport-does-not-put-into-question-residency-rights Court could give 'depressed' French nation right to smile A disgruntled Frenchman is fighting to change the law so the French have the right of French people to smile - on their ID photos "and give the depressed nation a morale boost". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160929/could-the-french-get-the-right-to-smile-on-id-photos Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:18:29 +0200 could-the-french-get-the-right-to-smile-on-id-photos UK cuts passport costs for expats in France Some good news for British expats in France. They will pay a third less for new passports after UK authorities slashed the price due to the "efficiency savings" they have made over the last three years, by closing passport offices abroad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140317/uk-slashes-passport-costs-for-expats-in-france Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:08:00 +0100 uk-slashes-passport-costs-for-expats-in-france