British Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry gave France 48 hours and encouraged to abandon the threats to the British fishing industry, otherwise London will take measures and will take advantage of the mechanisms of the trade agreement with the European Union. This was stated by the head of the British Foreign Ministry of Elizabeth Trass, reports Sky News.
Diplomat called unreasonable intentions of Paris on November 2 to impose sanctions against the United Kingdom for non-compliance with the Agreement concerning licenses for French fishermen. “The situation must be resolved over the next 48 hours,” the tracks concluded.
In September, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Areas of the UK (Defra) missed only 12 47 small fishing vessels in the territorial waters. Marine Minister of France Annik Zhirarden called the situation “the next refusal of the British to fulfill the terms of the Brexit Treaty.”
The dispute about fishing quotas was one of the reasons for Brexit, after which the UK hoped to conduct more independent policies. However, completely eliminated disagreements failed. In late October, France, dissatisfied with the behavior of Great Britain, captured her trading ship in his waters.