France urges Britain to ‘act in good faith’ in fisheries and migration – international

This Thursday (9), French President Emmanuel Macron called on the UK government to “work with good faith” with Paris on the management of migrants seeking access to British territory and the access of fishing boats to France. Water of Great Britain.

“Government [britnico] Macron said while presenting his agenda for the post of interim president of the European Union (EU) that “the current one does not do what it says” and “I really want to see a government that is ready to work with us in good faith.”

Therefore, the French president wants London to establish a “legal way of advocating for asylum”, particularly “the British economic model is based on the illegal work of foreigners”.

The French president’s statement comes shortly after the UK rejected a final warning issued by the European Commission on December 10 to settle a dispute over a post – Brexit fishing license.

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We have not set a deadline. “They have established one, but not the same one we are working on,” he added.

UK Environment Minister Jorge Eustace is expected to meet again on Friday with European Fisheries Commissioner Lithuanian Virginius Sincavius. A Downing Street spokesman said: “A technical process is underway.

France, on the other hand, warned this Thursday that it would seek mediation at the European level through Maritime Minister Annie Girard and that it could even launch a “lawsuit” if London did not verify all required fishing licenses. By Paris until Friday night.

French fishermen have already received 1,004 permits, but “they are still waiting for 104,” the French Maritime Ministry said.

Under an agreement reached at the end of 2020 between the EU and its former member, European fishermen could continue to operate if they could prove they had already done so in British waters.

But London and Paris have not yet agreed on the type and purpose of these sources.