Annick Girardin mentioned, Thursday, the possibility of compensation for fishermen who would not obtain license from the United Kingdom, which had been lived as an admission of “defeat” by the professionals of the sector.
Le Monde with AFP
“Continue the fight” for Annick Girardin, “Fight License After License, Boat After Boat” For Jean-Yves Le Drian: The Government reaffirmed, Sunday, November 21, its support for fishermen in obtaining licenses Fishing in the Channel with the United Kingdom, as provided for in the agreement concluded after Brexit.
“We fight on a daily basis for these boats, for these licenses and we will not let go of anything at all,” the Minister of the Sea, traveling to Cap Gris-Nose (Pas-de-Calais) with fishermen Hauts-de-France. “The interpretation of the English of our files is inadmissible and does not respond to the good will of France,” she insisted.
M me girardin mentioned, Thursday, the possible compensation of French fishermen who would end up without a fishing license in the British waters because of Brexit, which had been lived as an admission to “Defeat” by the professionals of the sector. M Me Girardin pointed out that “80% of the files” were settled with “more than 960 fishing licenses granted. “But I always said that no one should leave anyone on the edge of the wharf,” she said.
“Today, the British are doing exaggerated and exasperating pointing,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on LCI Sunday, also promising to “Beat license after license, boat after boat”. “This is a test that the United Kingdom does with regard to the EU and the EU must require compliance with the agreement,” he added. If they do not respect him, There are procedures that will follow. “
” Emmerder the English economy “
Fishermen’s representatives, however, announced after the meeting that they were determined to put in place measures to manifest their discontent. “The fishermen will move. I think they have been enough patients. It’s still eleven months that they are waiting,” said Olivier Lepreet, the Chairman of the Hauts-de-France Fisheries Regional Committee. “It will be targeted. Not to emmender our economy or anything. It will rather be to emmender the English economy,” Bruno Margollé explained, President of the Maritime Coopérative Etploise.
President Emmanuel Macron had tried on Friday to reassure fishermen. “We will not let go our fishermen” and, “before Christmas, France will have taken a position,” he said. Eleven months after Brexit, about 150 French boats still wait for permissions to put their nets in the British waters.