France will "not let Great Britain wipe its feet on the Brexit deal" insists Gabriel Attal.
“Almost 50% of the licenses to which we are entitled are missing.
It is a situation which is not acceptable and I say it clearly, our patience reaches its limits ”insists the spokesperson of the government.
This patience has lasted since the end of 2020. In extremis, London and Brussels agree that European fishermen continue to work in certain British waters on condition that they can prove that they were fishing there before.
Except that… Since, according to France, the English do not respect their commitments.
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On November 2, France will put in place a first series of strong retaliatory measures.
Ban on the landing of seafood and systematic customs controls.
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal also spoke of a gradual response with a new series of measures, "including energy measures relating to the supply of electricity to the Channel Islands".
For its part, London considers that it has granted most of the fishing licenses to the French.