"You can find Talking France on Spotify or Apple, download it here or listen on the link below The French parliament has passed a bill making renewal of the carte de sejour residency card easier - unfortunately this is unlikely to become law, but the reasoning behind the bill will make a whole lot of sense to foreigners in France dealing with long prefecture waits and IT glitches."
"On a related note, the French government has also published details of the written civics test that, from January, will be required for certain types of residency card and for citizenship. The team explains the practicalities and has a go at passing some test questions. And finally, Emma, John and Ben look back at 2025 and picking their personal highlights and lowlights of the year, plus a few selections for French Word of the Year."
Roadblocks and blockades are being erected across France as anger in the farming community spills over into nationwide protests. Parliament passed a bill intended to make carte de sejour renewal easier, though the bill is unlikely to become law; the bill's reasoning addresses long prefecture waits and IT glitches affecting foreigners. The government published details of a written civics test that will be required from January for certain residency cards and for citizenship, including practical information and sample questions. 2025 highlights and lowlights were compiled and selections for French Word of the Year were made. A special episode will preview 2026 and regular episodes resume in January.
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