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France and UK fail to agree on fishing licenses. To this day, London still denies access to its waters to some 150 French ships.
In Granville (Manche), French fishermen are desperately awaiting their licenses, or authorization to fish in British waters. After Brexit, London (United Kingdom) granted 210. France is demanding 244 more. On Wednesday, October 27, the government raised its tone. “Almost 50% of the licenses to which we are entitled are missing, said Gabriel Attal, government spokesperson. This is a situation that is not acceptable, and I say it clearly: our patience is reaching its limits.. ”
On November 2, if nothing has changed, France is threatening to prohibit British trawlers from unloading their goods and to make customs and health controls systematic. A first salvo, before other retaliatory measures. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said “98% of fishing licenses have been granted“, and let the work continue”to grant moreIn the midst of this dialogue of the deaf, the fishermen remain worried, even if an agreement were to be found between the French and the British.