Posted
Update
On the evening of Monday, November 1, France announced that it was suspending its retaliatory measures against Great Britain, decided in the context of the conflict between the two countries on the issue of fishing.
The time has come for the easing of tensions between France and Great Britain over the fishing issue. Paris suspended for 48 hours the entry into force of its retaliatory measures and negotiations began Monday, November 1, with London and Brussels. Fishermen, however, remain worried. “This is extra wait for them. Some were hoping for retaliatory measures to give in to Britain. Without the license that allows them to fish in British waters, they are losing 40%. at 50% of their turnover “, underlines journalist Madjid Khiat, live from Boulogne-sur-Mer, in Pas-de-Calais.
Almost 80 fishermen in the city have applied for this license, but only half have obtained it so far. Some even had to sell their boat. “They have to give us the license, otherwise we are dead, we will stop the business and do something else. We have to put pressure on us, otherwise we will still wait. It will not succeed, the British will grab , and half of the catch will be sold “, laments Arnaud Lebon, fisherman.
see all the news
all the news in video
Receive most of our news with our newsletter
Newsletter subscription
France Télévisions uses your email address to send you newsletters.
articles On the same topic
seen from europe
Every day, Franceinfo selects content from European public audiovisual media, members of Eurovision. These contents are published in English or French.