Gabriel Attal recalled that “all options were on the table” regarding future sanctions.
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Discussions continue around post-Brexit fishing licenses. French government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday 3 November that a meeting would be held on Friday 5 November in Brussels at the European Commission, the day after the visit to Paris by British Secretary of State for Brexit David Frost .
“I would like to remind you that it is first and foremost a European subject and therefore the meeting at the European Commission will be very important and we will have to wait” its outcome before a possible implementation of sanctions, added the government spokesman.
Gabriel Attal recalled that “all options were on the table” regarding future sanctions, while Emmanuel Macron on Sunday granted the British a reprieve until Thursday before putting in place measures if London did not accept the “de-escalation” proposed by Paris.
The government spokesperson reiterated that the French government expects London to “respect” its post-Brexit commitments, in particular “on fishing licenses”, refuting the idea that the signed agreement was “wave” on this point. The post-Brexit agreement “is not like a starter-main-dessert menu that can come separately”, he said pictorially.
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated that the British position in this conflict remained the same: “You ask if the UK has changed its position on the fisheries issue. The answer is no”, said the conservative leader at a press conference at COP26.