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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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| Lord Frost and Clement Beaune met in Paris | Lord Frost and Clement Beaune met in Paris |
| Brexit Minister Lord Frost has met France's Europe minister in Paris in an attempt to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights. | Brexit Minister Lord Frost has met France's Europe minister in Paris 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. |
| Following the meeting, a UK government statement said the pair had "discussed the range of difficulties arising from the application of the agreements between the UK and the EU". | |
| It added that Lord Frost and Mr Beaune were expected to speak again early next week. | |
| France's Europe Minister Clement Beaune tweeted he was "happy to receive" Lord Frost in Paris to "restart a necessary dialogue". | France's Europe Minister Clement Beaune tweeted he was "happy to receive" Lord Frost in Paris to "restart a necessary dialogue". |
| Lord Frost is now heading to Brussels on Friday to meet European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic to discuss problems of trading goods between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland following Brexit. | |
| 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 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. |
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| Jamie McMillan says it's cheaper and quicker to export his shellfish to Asia than it is France | Jamie McMillan says it's cheaper and quicker to export his shellfish to Asia than it is France |
| 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? |
| The crew of the Cornelis Gert Jan stand on the deck as they leave the northern French port of Le Havre | The crew of the Cornelis Gert Jan stand on the deck as they leave the northern French port of Le Havre |
| 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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