-
'The French pension system is becoming unsustainable’
Think tank director Agnès Verdier-Molinié says that raising the retirement age further is in the interest of retirees
-
Erotic ‘bonkbusters’ do not exist in France - but they should
Columnist Sarah Henshaw argues the country would do well to embrace Jilly Cooper's oeuvre
-
Macron plays Pontius Pilate on debt crisis
Columnist Simon Heffer eyes the French government's survival odds
Giving up on citizenship plan
Some years ago I reapplied for a carte de séjour after my first five-year one had expired.
The mairie was very helpful in obtaining the relevant forms from the préfecture, which I duly completed and sent back to St Brieuc.
After a year I’d heard nothing so went to see my mairie again. They were told that my application would not be processed as ‘it was not a priority’. I had hoped to apply for citizenship but abandoned the plan.
Tim Benson, Côtes-d’Armor
