Category: fishing rights

France Warns UK ‘All Options on the Table’ in Fishing Dispute

November 23, 2021
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France has warned Britain that it still has “all options on the table” in a bitter dispute triggered by the rejection of dozens of applications by French fishermen to fish in British waters. France maintains that the UK’s action was in violation of the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations, and threatened last month to restrict…

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UK Welcomes France’s Postponement of Fishing Row Sanctions

November 2, 2021
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Britain has welcomed France’s postponement of planned trade sanctions, as talks continue over a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licences. France had earlier said that it would restrict cross-Channel trade from 2300 GMT on Monday in response to the UK’s alleged violation of the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations by rejecting dozens of applications by French…

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Johnson Seeks to Calm ‘Turbulence’ in UK–France Ties as Fishing Row Heats Up

October 30, 2021
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted on Saturday that UK–France relations have been hit by “some turbulence” amid an intensifying dispute about fishing rights, but emphasised that the two countries have more common interests than divisions. France has accused the UK of breaking the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations after dozens of applications by French…

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UK Summons French Ambassador Over Fishing Rights Tussle

October 29, 2021
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The British foreign secretary has summoned the French ambassador over “disappointing and disproportionate threats” relating to post-Brexit fishing rights, following the detention of a British trawler. Talks are currently underway over France’s claim that Britain has been unfairly refusing licences for their fishing boats. Earlier this week French ministers upped the ante in the long-running…

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