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Fishing row: Brexit minister in Paris for talks with French | Fishing row: Brexit minister in Paris for talks with French |
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A British trawler detained by French authorities last week was released on Wednesday | A British trawler detained by French authorities last week was released on Wednesday |
Brexit Minister Lord Frost will meet France's Europe minister in Paris later in an attempt to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights. | Brexit Minister Lord Frost will meet France's Europe minister in Paris later in an attempt to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights. |
Tensions flared up last month after the UK and Jersey denied fishing permits to several French boats. | Tensions flared up last month after the UK and Jersey denied fishing permits to several French boats. |
France then threatened a series of measures against the UK unless more licences were granted by 2 November. | France then threatened a series of measures against the UK unless more licences were granted by 2 November. |
But President Emmanuel Macron suspended the threats at the 11th hour ahead of more talks between the two sides. | But President Emmanuel Macron suspended the threats at the 11th hour ahead of more talks between the two sides. |
The French government has insisted that punitive measures - which could include a ban on British trawlers landing their catches in French ports and tighter customs checks on cross-Channel trade - remain "on the table" if a deal cannot be reached. | The French government has insisted that punitive measures - which could include a ban on British trawlers landing their catches in French ports and tighter customs checks on cross-Channel trade - remain "on the table" if a deal cannot be reached. |
After talks with Clement Beaune, Lord Frost will head to Brussels on Friday to meet European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic. | After talks with Clement Beaune, Lord Frost will head to Brussels on Friday to meet European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic. |
France delays sanctions as fishing talks continue | France delays sanctions as fishing talks continue |
Who really owns UK fishing rights? | Who really owns UK fishing rights? |
This may be a negotiation over post-Brexit fishing rights, but it's a test of post-Brexit relations. | This may be a negotiation over post-Brexit fishing rights, but it's a test of post-Brexit relations. |
Disputes over technical issues - such as how French boats must prove their right to fish in British waters - are framed by wider personal and political mistrust. | Disputes over technical issues - such as how French boats must prove their right to fish in British waters - are framed by wider personal and political mistrust. |
Both sides are playing down expectations for the meeting today between David Frost and Clement Beaune. | Both sides are playing down expectations for the meeting today between David Frost and Clement Beaune. |
Paris says the UK is deliberately blocking applications and not respecting the deal it signed. | Paris says the UK is deliberately blocking applications and not respecting the deal it signed. |
London - for once round the table with a major EU member state - is said to want to broaden the agenda to include other issues, like the Northern Ireland protocol. | London - for once round the table with a major EU member state - is said to want to broaden the agenda to include other issues, like the Northern Ireland protocol. |
Triggered by the fate of a few dozen fishermen, this is just as much about the future relationship between France and post-Brexit Britain. | Triggered by the fate of a few dozen fishermen, this is just as much about the future relationship between France and post-Brexit Britain. |
It comes after a British trawler, which was detained last week after French authorities said it did not have a license, was released. | It comes after a British trawler, which was detained last week after French authorities said it did not have a license, was released. |
The Scottish-registered scallop dredger Cornelis Gert Jan arrived back in the UK in the early hours of Thursday morning, after leaving Le Havre the previous evening. | |
The trawler's skipper Jondy Ward still faces trial in France next August regardless of Wednesday's court ruling that the boat can be released. | The trawler's skipper Jondy Ward still faces trial in France next August regardless of Wednesday's court ruling that the boat can be released. |
He has been charged with illegal fishing without a licence in French waters - but the case could be dropped before it reaches trial. | He has been charged with illegal fishing without a licence in French waters - but the case could be dropped before it reaches trial. |
Mr Ward said they had been "caught in the middle" of the political row. | Mr Ward said they had been "caught in the middle" of the political row. |
What is the fishing row about? | What is the fishing row about? |
In short, it's about how many French fishing boats can catch fish in UK waters. | In short, it's about how many French fishing boats can catch fish in UK waters. |
Under the Brexit trade deal, the EU and UK agreed they would give licences to boats if they can show they have fished in each other's waters for years. | Under the Brexit trade deal, the EU and UK agreed they would give licences to boats if they can show they have fished in each other's waters for years. |
But there have been disagreements about how much evidence is needed. | But there have been disagreements about how much evidence is needed. |
Big trawlers will routinely collect this information automatically. | Big trawlers will routinely collect this information automatically. |
But smaller vessels that come from French harbours to fish around the Channel Islands, for example, can find it harder to provide the proof needed. | But smaller vessels that come from French harbours to fish around the Channel Islands, for example, can find it harder to provide the proof needed. |
Read more about post-Brexit fishing rules | Read more about post-Brexit fishing rules |
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