- Title: France to decide on retaliation against UK over fishing rights within 15 days
- Date: 29th September 2021
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 29, 2021) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (French) MARITIME MINISTER ANNICK GIRARDIN SAYING: "And you're going to ask me what kind of retaliatory measure? I've already spoken about energy supply, but what about overseas students that we welcome in France, what about the railway and trade flow, we know what that all means. We also have to identify, or at least, to decide, what response we will give. What I've asked for from the fihermen is to give us 15 days to prepare our retaliatory measures." VARIOUS OF FISHERIES ASSOCIATION MEMBERS WALKING FISHERMAN ROMAIN DAVODET SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FISHERMAN, ROMAIN DAVODET SAYING: "We can't do more than we have already, as the minister said, we've given all we could in terms of proof (for the licenses), and now, it's just an issue of bad faith."
- Embargoed: 13th October 2021 16:30
- Keywords: Brexit France UK fishing
- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, FRANCE
- City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA003EWRXCG7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: France will decide within 15 days on possible retaliation against Britain at the French and European Union level over the fishing rights dispute, French maritime minister Annick Girardin said on Wednesday (September 29).
Girardin also told reporters sanctions could involve energy supplies as well as British students in France.
France accused on Wednesday Britain of playing politics with post-Brexit fishing rights after London and the Channel Island of Jersey refused dozens of French fishing boats licences to operate in their territorial waters.
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