https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France is turning to the EU to mount a legal challenge against the UK, after French fishermen did not receive the licenses they were promised. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211217/france-to-seek-eu-proceedings-against-britain-over-fishing Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:40:36 +0100 france-to-seek-eu-proceedings-against-britain-over-fishing Fishermen in northern France have threatened to disrupt British imports in a bid to increase pressure on London to grant them more licences for UK waters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211212/angry-french-fishermen-threaten-british-imports Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:45:59 +0100 angry-french-fishermen-threaten-british-imports Britain has granted another 23 licences to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after a deadline set by Paris to resolve a post-Brexit battle over fishing rights. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211211/uk-gives-23-more-post-brexit-permits-to-french-fishermen Sat, 11 Dec 2021 19:50:29 +0100 uk-gives-23-more-post-brexit-permits-to-french-fishermen Today is the deadline set by the EU for the UK to issue fishing licenses to French fishermen - a point of serious contention post-Brexit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211210/deadline-nears-in-france-uk-fishing-row Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:59:31 +0100 deadline-nears-in-france-uk-fishing-row The latest flare-up over the UK's refusal to grant fishing licences to French vessels could be solved in an afternoon with a bit of common sense. But with more than fish at stake, it could also take a more sinister turn, warns John Lichfield. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211001/analysis-why-the-new-fishing-row-between-france-and-uk-could-get-nasty Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:05:28 +0200 analysis-why-the-new-fishing-row-between-france-and-uk-could-get-nasty Guernsey on Wednesday issued fishing licences to 40 French boats, in the latest move over post-Brexit access rights that has seen Paris and London at loggerheads and blockades threatened. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211201/guernsey-issues-post-brexit-fishing-licences-to-french-boats Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:36:21 +0100 guernsey-issues-post-brexit-fishing-licences-to-french-boats French fishermen on Friday staged blockades at three ferry ports and the freight entrance for the Channel Tunnel in a day of action to protest at the post-Brexit fishing rights granted by Britain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211125/breaking-french-fishermen-announce-blockade-of-channel-tunnel-and-ports Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:57:41 +0100 breaking-french-fishermen-announce-blockade-of-channel-tunnel-and-ports The French Maritime Minisiter has issued stark words to the British crown dependency of Jersey over its apparent "unwillingness" to respect the Brexit deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211118/france-slams-jersey-as-channel-fishing-tensions-rise-again Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:54:21 +0100 france-slams-jersey-as-channel-fishing-tensions-rise-again The British trawler impounded for a week by France has sailed from the northern port of Le Havre after receiving permission to leave, just ahead of crunch talks aimed at resolving the standoff between the UK and France over fishing licences. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211104/impounded-british-fishing-trawler-leaves-france Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:17:52 +0100 impounded-british-fishing-trawler-leaves-france French President Emmanuel Macron announced that retaliatory measures against Britain over an escalating row about fishing rights will not be implemented on Tuesday. The UK's Brexit minister will travel to Paris on Thursday for further talks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211102/france-suspends-retaliation-against-uk-in-fishing-row-as-talks-continue Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:32:02 +0100 france-suspends-retaliation-against-uk-in-fishing-row-as-talks-continue The captain of a British fishing boat detained by French authorities amid a deepening post-Brexit row over access to territorial waters will be tried in August 2022, prosecutors said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211029/uk-fishing-boat-captain-to-face-trial-in-france Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:29:47 +0200 uk-fishing-boat-captain-to-face-trial-in-france In signs that France was growing increasingly impatient with the UK, the country's Europe Minister told London on Friday that Brexit was "your failure, not ours" and that starting a fishing feud would not solve the problem of Christmas shortages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211008/france-tells-uk-starting-a-fishing-feud-wont-bring-you-turkeys-for-christmas Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:05:45 +0200 france-tells-uk-starting-a-fishing-feud-wont-bring-you-turkeys-for-christmas France on Tuesday urged stronger action from the EU in a dispute with Britain over post-Brexit fishing licences, saying bilateral cooperation between London and Paris could also be at risk. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211005/france-threatens-channel-islands-power-supply-over-fishing-row Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:34:05 +0200 france-threatens-channel-islands-power-supply-over-fishing-row France warned on Wednesday of retaliation in Brussels against the United Kingdom and Jersey over their refusal of many post-Brexit fishing licences, while French trawlermen threatened fresh protests and even an exports blockade. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210929/it-is-very-very-tense-french-fishermen-angered-by-uk-jersey-licence-refusal Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:54:27 +0200 it-is-very-very-tense-french-fishermen-angered-by-uk-jersey-licence-refusal Britain said on Tuesday it would grant 12 out of 47 applications for new licences to small boats from the European Union to fish in its waters, provoking an angry response from France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210929/french-threatens-retaliation-over-refusal-of-post-brexit-fishing-licences Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:28:39 +0200 french-threatens-retaliation-over-refusal-of-post-brexit-fishing-licences The government of Jersey said on Monday that it has decided to extend a transitional fishing agreement with the European Union that would allow EU boats - including French ones - to continue operating in its waters for three months. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210628/jersey-says-it-will-extend-licences-for-french-fishermen-after-post-brexit-row Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:16:04 +0200 jersey-says-it-will-extend-licences-for-french-fishermen-after-post-brexit-row France will reopen negotiations with the Channel Island of Jersey "in the coming hours" over the licensing of French fishing boats after tensions flared about new access rules, Maritime Minister Annick Girardin said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210511/france-and-jersey-to-restart-fishing-talks-after-island-offers-to-postpone-new-post-brexit-rules Tue, 11 May 2021 19:50:22 +0200 france-and-jersey-to-restart-fishing-talks-after-island-offers-to-postpone-new-post-brexit-rules A protest over fishing licences granted by the tiny island of Jersey seems to have escalated out of all proportion with the UK government sending two gunboats to the area - but what are the French fishermen so angry about? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210506/why-are-french-fishermen-so-angry-about-jerseys-post-brexit-fishing-licences Thu, 06 May 2021 16:48:47 +0200 why-are-french-fishermen-so-angry-about-jerseys-post-brexit-fishing-licences Two French police vessels were deployed to Jersey as French fishermen staged a protest over fishing licences - and the UK government sent two navy vessels to the area. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210506/uk-sends-navy-ships-to-jersey-as-french-fishing-row-escalates Thu, 06 May 2021 10:19:17 +0200 uk-sends-navy-ships-to-jersey-as-french-fishing-row-escalates War has been declared between France (population 66,000,000) and the Bailiwick of Jersey (population not quite 100,000), writes John Lichfield as he examines the gravity of the latest cross-Channel fishing flare up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210505/analysis-is-france-really-about-to-cut-off-electricity-to-the-tiny-island-of-jersey-over-fish Wed, 05 May 2021 18:01:01 +0200 analysis-is-france-really-about-to-cut-off-electricity-to-the-tiny-island-of-jersey-over-fish