Fishing: the standoff continues between Paris and London which plans to take legal action
Paris still denounces an insufficient number of licenses granted by London to French fishermen and would like to prohibit the landing of British fishing vessels in the six French ports where the landing takes place in normal times.
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The subject of licenses granted to French fishermen continues to cloud relations between the United Kingdom and Paris.
Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron, who spoke last weekend at the G20, failed to settle the dispute.
And now, London would consider taking European justice following the retaliatory measures against the United Kingdom announced last week by France.
Measures which must come into force on Tuesday, November 2.
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London has decided to raise its tone on Monday, November 1, a few hours before the entry into force of the retaliatory measures announced by France.
The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs demands that Paris withdraw its threats within 48 hours, according to statements made on the British channel Sky.
Threats "
totally unreasonable
" according to Liz Truss who announces that her country could appeal to European justice to settle this dispute, which allows the
trade agreement
signed between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
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Increasingly strong tensions
Paris, which still denounces an insufficient number of licenses granted by London to French fishermen, has announced its intention to ban the landing of British fishing vessels in the designated ports, that is to say the six French ports where they land is carried out in normal times, as well as a "
tightening of the
sanitary, customs and safety
controls
" of British ships.
Measures that could come into force on Tuesday.
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For Liz Truss, “
the French have behaved unfairly.
That is not what the trade agreement provides.
And if someone behaves unfairly, […] you have the right to respond and ask for compensation.
“Threats to which Paris has not yet responded and which will certainly not help to lower the tension between the two countries.
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