Britain has given France an ultimatum in a fisheries dispute – SME.sk

LONDON. In a dispute over fishing rights, Britain gave an ultimatum to France on Monday. If the problem is not resolved within 48 hours, London will activate the Brexit dispute settlement mechanism and demand compensation, said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

The DPA informed about it.

“Stop threatening British fishing boats. Stop threatening ports in the English Channel. And respect that we are completely in the right to issue fishing licenses in accordance with the trade agreement,” Truss told Sky News.

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What is at stake in the fisheries dispute

Paris accuses London of putting French fishermen at a disadvantage when it comes to fishing permits in British waters. France has announced that if no agreement is reached, it will close some ports for British vessels and fishermen from the United Kingdom from Tuesday on Tuesday. Reinforced controls should also apply to lorries.

London denies the allegations and threatens countermeasures that would affect the whole of the European Union.

French president Emmanuel Macron takes the view that the British side must act. “If the British do not take major steps, action must be taken from 2 November,” Macron said on Sunday evening at the G20 summit in Rome.

According to Britain, several dozen French fishing vessels are the subject of the dispute, which did not obtain fishing licenses because they did not submit the required documents.

This is not Britain’s only conflict with the Union

This is not the only conflict between Britain and the EU that could overshadow the UN climate summit in Glasgow, writes the DPA. Disagreements are also escalating in the case of the special regime for the North Ireland from the Brexite Agreement.

In connection with these disputes, the vice-president of the European Commission, Maroš Šefcovič, warned Britain on Sunday not to “embark on the path of confrontation”, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported.

The Slovak EU Commissioner, who represents the EU in a joint committee set up by the post-Texas Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the Union, called on his British partner David Frost to back down and consider EU proposals to limit controls on British goods entering Northern Ireland.

“I am increasingly worried that the UK government will refuse to address this and embark on a path of confrontation,” Šefcovič was quoted as saying by The Telegraph.