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Condor joins UK and France to sign agreement to protect seafarers’ rights

Tim Bullock — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:20:50 +0000

Condor has become one of four signatories to new voluntary charters which protect the rights of sailors in the English Channel. John Napton, Condor’s CEO, was in Paris yesterday, along with representatives from Stena Line, DFDS and Brittany Ferries at an event hosted by French shipping minister Hervé Berville, who was joined by his UK […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 27 July 2023 at 08:20 GMT.

Opportunity to join French artistic residency programme

Tim Bullock — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:15:16 +0000

Jersey-based artists, here’s a great chance to leap across the Channel. Thanks to an initiative by the Département d’Ille-et-Vilaine in France, a place is being secured for a Jersey artist within their established ‘collège’ residencies. This French department runs artist residencies within their secondary schools (collèges), catering to students aged 11 to 15, encouraging creative […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 11 July 2023 at 08:15 GMT.

Channel Islands renew Ille et Vilaine partnership and sign new Brittany partnership

Tim Bullock — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:47:59 +0000

Guernsey has hosted the annual political summit with the departmental council of Ille-et Vilaine, and for the first time has hosted a meeting with the regional council of Brittany. During the summit, the governments of Guernsey and Jersey renewed their partnership (Memorandum of Understanding) with the departmental council of Ille et Vilaine for another three […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 9 June 2023 at 09:47 GMT.

Do you have a home in France? Are you ready for the new reporting?

Tim Bullock — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:39:51 +0000

BDO Guernsey are warning owners of second homes in France, about the new French reporting requirements. The ‘Taxe d’Habitation Reform’ is compulsory reporting for all French property owners and is due before July 2023. The French Taxe d’Habitation (local occupiers’ rates) reform introduced within the 2020 Loi de Finances has progressively phased out the Taxe […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 13 February 2023 at 10:39 GMT.

Guernsey attends annual political meetings in France

Sue Fitzgerald — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:45:16 +0000

Guernsey has attended a series of political meetings in France with regional partners to discuss joint working and matters of mutual interest. Meetings took place with the departmental council of Ille et Vilaine and regional council of Brittany, as well as an annual political summit with the regional council of Normandy and departmental council of […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 25 October 2022 at 08:45 GMT.

Condor plans for French summer business with new Cherbourg service

Tim Bullock — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:54:34 +0000

Guernsey islanders and continental visitors can now benefit from a new, direct link to France this summer as Condor is starting a service to Cherbourg in Normandy. The company has begun twice weekly sailings using Condor Liberation, complementing the existing Wednesday and Saturday schedule to St Malo. Condor believes the service will create new destinations […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 6 April 2022 at 07:54 GMT.

Flights to Rennes launched by Blue Islands

Tim Bullock — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:06:48 +0000

Channel Islanders can enjoy direct flights to France this summer as Blue Islands launches a new twice weekly service from Jersey to Rennes. Located in the beautiful Brittany region of France, Rennes Airport provides easy access to the surrounding area with a flight time of just 40 minutes. Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said: “Our […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 1 April 2022 at 08:06 GMT.

Travelling from the islands to France? New ‘Pass Sanitaire’ solution introduced by France

Tim Bullock — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:50:08 +0000

A new process has been introduced in France to enable non-EU tourists who have been fully vaccinated. The process can be used by those who have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson) to access the ‘Pass Sanitaire’ system. The Pass Sanitaire […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 13 August 2021 at 09:50 GMT.

Travelling from Jersey to France? Temporary ‘Pass Sanitaire’ solution on the way

Tim Bullock — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:41:51 +0000

Jersey’s Government will introduce an interim solution for Islanders who are travelling to France in August and require a ‘Pass Sanitaire’ to enter certain venues. The French Government’s Pass Sanitaire is digital proof of having received two approved Covid-19 vaccines. It has been a requirement to show vaccine proof in France to enter places of […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 5 August 2021 at 13:41 GMT.

Does being locked down in France make you a tax resident? BDO advise

Tim Bullock — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:37:34 +0000

The pandemic has meant, for many, being in lockdown in a different jurisdiction to their habitual place of residence. For most it was not a question of choice, but in some cases spending lockdown in France was a preferred option which could potentially lead to becoming inadvertently treated as a French tax resident. Earlier this […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 27 October 2020 at 16:37 GMT.