According to European Fisheries Commissioner Virginius Cincinnatius, the post-Brexit dispute between France and the United Kingdom over fishing licenses for French vessels will be resolved after several months of negotiations.
Speaking to the Financial Times on Sunday, Virginijus Sinkevicius said most of the licenses requested by French vessel owners to fish in British waters have been obtained, with 70 pending.
In December, France announced that it would ask the European Commission (which supported the country in the case) to launch a post-Brexit lawsuit against the United Kingdom for obtaining a certain number of fishing permits.
The UK’s exit from the European Union took place on January 31, 2020, known as Brexit. As part of an agreement signed between London and Brussels on relations between the EU and the United Kingdom after Brexit at the end of 2020, London agreed that European fishing boats would continue to operate in British waters. In an area already fishing before Brexit. .
Complained about the difficulty in providing the necessary resources for French vessels operating in the fishing zone, located between six and 12 nautical miles off the coast of Paris. French fishermen have threatened to blockade French ports if further permission is not granted.
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