“If there is a violation of the treaty (by France) or if we believe there is a violation of the treaty, then we will do what is necessary to protect British interests,” the British Prime Minister said on Saturday , on the sidelines of the G20.
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“No, of course not, I’m not ruling it out.” In an interview with Sky News on Saturday, October 30, on the sidelines of the G20 in Rome, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was ready to activate for the first time a conflict resolution tool provided for in the post-conflict agreements. Brexit with the EU, in the context of tensions with Paris over fishing licenses.
“If there is a breach of the treaty (by France) or if we believe there is a breach of the treaty then we will do what is necessary to protect UK interests “, Boris Johnson said. “But I believe that what everyone wants is cooperation between the European allies and Emmanuel Macron”, he tempered.
Paris criticizes London for granting too few post-Brexit fishing licenses to its fishermen. She promised to ban British fishing vessels from unloading their cargo in French ports on Tuesday, and to strengthen customs controls on trucks, if the situation does not improve by then.
Far from subsiding before the summit meeting in Rome, the tension rose further on Friday, with the threat of London to implement “rigorous controls” on European ships spawning in its waters, if Paris actually carries out its threats.
The post-Brexit agreement, concluded in extremis at the end of 2020 between London and Brussels, provides that European fishermen can continue to work in certain British waters under certain conditions. London claims to have granted 98% of EU vessel license applications to fish in its waters. A figure disputed by France, which speaks of 90%.