If the dispute is not resolved, French ports will be closed to British fishing vessels from next Tuesday and there will be intensified checks on freight at Calais and other entry points from Britain. “We repeat that the government has granted 98 per cent of licence applications from EU vessels to fish in the UK’s waters and, as has consistently been made clear, will consider any further evidence on the remainder,” the spokesperson said. Under the post-Brexit trade agreement, boats that could show evidence that they had long been fishing in the same waters should continue to have access, but Jersey and Guernsey say the rejected applications were not accompanied by sufficient evidence.įoreign secretary Liz Truss has instructed her junior minister to summon the French ambassador but in a sign that London is seeking compromise, the government spokesperson said Britain was open to granting more licences.
We have raised our concerns strongly with both the French and the EU Commission,” a government spokesperson said.įrance’s action is a response to the refusal of authorities in Jersey and Guernsey to grant fishing licences to French boats which have been fishing in their waters for years. We regret the confrontational language that has been consistently used by the French government on this issue, which makes this situation no easier to resolve. “The proposed French actions are unjustified and do not appear to be compatible on the EU’s part with the Trade and Co-operation Agreement or wider international law. Brexit minister David Frost chaired a ministerial meeting on Thursday to consider Britain’s response to the measures, which are due to come into force next Tuesday. Britain has condemned as unjustified France’s threat to block British fishing boats from offloading their catch at French ports in an escalating row over access to waters around the Channel Islands.
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