A new stage in the thorny issue of post-Brexit fishing licenses, Paris will ask the European Commission to initiate litigation with the United Kingdom. The announcement was made this Friday after a meeting at the Elysee Palace between Emmanuel Macron and representatives of French fishermen.
Only 73 licenses are missing. The majority of requests from French fishermen were accepted by the United Kingdom. But no question of stopping there for Gérard Romiti, president of the National Fisheries Committee. According to him, the English do not have to dictate their law in the Channel.
“ Regain control “
“ I think he’s a good Santa for us, he launches, delighted with this litigation request. This will already make it possible to take back control and the people who are on the ground when they are entitled to it, because how do you explain to someone, when you leave Dunkirk or Boulogne, and you do 20 minutes, an hour by boat and you’re with the English, your father is working for the English. You say today, “sir we don’t know you, who you are“? No, we cannot leave even one family behind.
Settle this conflict as quickly as possible
This umpteenth push by the French government will bring together the Partnership Council, a political body provided for by the Brexit agreement when there is a problem.
France, which will soon take over the presidency of the European Union, intends to settle as quickly as possible a conflict that began on January 1 when Brexit became effective. An anniversary that Gérard Romiti will not celebrate.
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