Immigration: the government brandishes its threats of retaliation against Algeria

François Bayrou considers Algeria's attitude "unacceptable". His minister Bruno Retailleau says he is ready to engage in a "power struggle". For what concrete decisions after the attack in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin), in which the suspect is an Algerian in an irregular situation that his country refused to take back?

On Wednesday, no fewer than ten ministers are expected at the Hôtel de Matignon. For the first time since his appointment, François Bayrou is convening the interministerial committee for immigration control, created in 2005 but reactivated last month. The prime minister, who will speak at the end of the discussions, "will draw the line," assures his entourage.

Planned before the attack, this meeting was initially supposed to focus on the issuance of visas, asylum and the passage through the Channel of thousands of illegal immigrants. But Algeria has emerged as the top priority. "The question of Algeria, for me, is obvious," explained the centrist on Monday at the Salon de l'agriculture , against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions.