A line of motorists and a concert of angry horns: the controls to enter France since Italy which reopened its border on Wednesday, sparked anger at the Menton border post on the French Riviera, AFP journalists said.
We have a somewhat complex situation, there is a total reopening of the Italian borders but the situation is not identical on the French side
, a police source said.
In the early hours of the morning, more people tried to enter France from Italy than the other way around, but checks on the French side were very strict.
Systematic checks
To enter France, an Italian worker is always required to have an employer certificate and if it is a Romanian transiting to Spain, he must have an employer certificate and a certificate of residence in Spain
, we added from the same source. For the French, in principle, things go faster
.
In practice, motorists with French license plates and the many cross-border workers taking their service in France or Monaco must show a white leg like the others. The controls are systematic, while they are usually random.
Questioned by the AFP, the prefecture, not reachable immediately, had recalled at the end of the week that the government was in favor of reopening the internal borders of the European Union from 15 June. Decision, however, to be the subject of a decree.
Controls will be maintained until the French border reopens
, had warned the French authorities.
“€ 135 fine! »For cigarettes or Salami
Apparently, France wanted them to reopen together, so they are nervous about pooping
, comments Frederic van Went, landscaper in Roquebrune-Cap Martin (Alpes-Maritimes) whose Italian gardeners had a hard time passing through.
We are asking for a new piece of paper, I don’t know which one, it’s hard to keep up … We have the impression that there are days when, we don’t know why, they want to be zealous. At the beginning, it was Italy which blocked and France which let pass
, he adds.
Sent to information fishing, a Frenchman wishing to make a quick return trip to Italy had the new rule explained to him: To return (to France), you need a special certificate, proof of address and an identity document and we were warned that if we go to Italy to buy cigarettes or salami, it’s € 135 fine !
on the return.
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