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French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to de-escalate tensions over fishing licenses, according to the media. Macron reportedly told Johnson to “respect” the rules of the EU-UK trade deal. The leaders agreed on a “de-escalation” in the “coming days,” a French presidential official told BFM TV after Macron and Johnson […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the conflict over fishing rights in British waters harms London’s image on the world stage. Paris threatened to hit the UK with sanctions unless the dispute is resolved. The issue of fishing rights is “a test of their credibility” for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government, Macron […]
The French authorities have detained a UK boat amid a dispute over fisheries. Paris warned it would sanction the UK next week if London doesn’t grant French trawlers more licenses to operate in its waters. French maritime minister Annick Girardin said the British trawler was escorted to Le Havre on Wednesday after being caught operating […]
France has published a list of sanctions it could impose from November 2 unless progress is made in an ongoing post-Brexit fishing row with the UK. The measures include closing ports to British vessels, and tighter border checks. The proposed restrictions list was unveiled late Wednesday by France’s Maritime and European Affairs ministries in a […]
France has said it could cut power to the British Crown dependencies in the English Channel to “pressure” London in a dispute over fishing licenses for French boats. Under the 2020 UK-EU trade deal, French boats are allowed to continue catching fish in British waters if they obtain a license. They also need to provide […]
The UK has angered France for only promising to grant a dozen licenses to small EU vessels to fish in its territorial waters, igniting fresh tensions between the two countries over post-Brexit fishing rights. On Tuesday, the British government issued a statement confirming the outcome of EU fishing license applications, revealing that almost 1,700 have […]