The French fishermen’s mini-block in Calais is the first step in the clash between France and the United Kingdom
On Friday, as promised, French fishermen blocked the port of Calais, temporarily blocking entry to two ferries carrying trucks and passengers, in protest at the UK's failure to issue multiple licenses for fishing in the waters. British. In an effort to disrupt the trade, several trawlers maneuvered to force the DFDS and P&O ferries to slow down and stay outside the port, an important entry point to the mainland market for British goods.
That might not sound like much, but the 90-minute blockade marked an escalation in the post-Brexit dispute between London and Paris over fishing rights in Britain's coastal waters. Since the deal was reached, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has raised fears that the deal may not be respected, and therefore not as many licenses as French fishermen would like to be issued.
Britain says all licenses that are rejected are rejected because they lack the correct documentation to issue them, Reuters reports.
The two ferries out of the port on Friday reduced their speed until their route was clear, the MarineTraffic app showed. Later, the protest moved to the Channel Tunnel, where fishermen held back goods as they moved to and from Britain via the Channel Tunnel rail link.
However, Calais was not the only attempted blockade. Earlier in the day, fishermen blocked a small British cargo, the Normandy Trader, from docking in the Breton port of Saint-Malo. France says Jersey, a British Crown dependency, also failed to issue licenses due to its fishermen under a post-Brexit deal.
However, these small demonstrations begin to add fuel to the fire of a dangerous socntor, in which France tries to show muscle ahead of the elections, and Boris Johnson can NOT show himself weak. It starts with a dangerous escalation that we do not know where it can lead.
In other words: this is definitely not the best time for Brits to confront the next vaccine variant threat. No.
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