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Negotiations on fishing licenses continue between France and Great Britain. the journalist Jean-Baptiste Marteau provides details live from Glasgow (Scotland) for the 20 Hours, Monday 1 November.
Where are the last minute negotiations on the fishing licenses that France wants to see granted by Great Britain to French fishermen? “They have continued by videoconference since the beginning of the afternoon, led by the European Union between France and Great Britain and they should last a good part of the night, indicate French diplomats.“, reports journalist Jean-Baptiste Marteau, live from Glasgow (Scotland) for the 20 Hours, Monday 1 November.
The limit for reaching an agreement on these fishing licenses, “it’s officially tonight, at midnight“, specifies the journalist. In addition, France has put forward proposals following the tête-à-tête between Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, and Emmanuel Macron.”Each of the points is considered one by one by the negotiators, with very many interruptions of the session, we are told.“, continues Jean-Baptiste Marteau. No significant progress has been announced yet, but Jersey has issued 49 additional fishing licenses. “For the moment, they are provisional and France requests that they become final, warns the journalist. And it is an agreement on this point that could avoid the implementation of the sanctions announced by France, namely the prohibition of British fishing boats from landing in French ports.. ”