Fishing row: UK welcomes Macron stepping back from Brexit boat threat November 2, 2021 The UK this morning welcomed France having “stepped back” from threats to impose punitive action in a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licences as talks to settle the row continue. Environment secretary George Eustice acknowledged a de-escalation from French president Emmanuel Macron as he held off on the action against British boats that he had warned [...]
Liz Truss gives France 48 hours to back down in fishing row November 1, 2021 Foreign secretary Liz Truss has set France a 48-hour deadline to reconsider its threats to the UK over fishing row, before the UK takes legal action. Truss accused France of making “completely unreasonable threats,” and behaving “unfairly,” in an interview with Sky News, which first reported the news, at the COP26 climate change summit in [...]
Brexit fishing fight: British fishermen held on board by French as UK warns ‘two can play at that game’ October 29, 2021 The UK has hit back at the French government, warning “two can play at that game” in a warning Britain could retaliate if Paris goes ahead with “inflammatory” threats made in a post-Brexit row over fishing rights. The development comes as The crew of the British trawler detained by French authorities have been advised to [...]
Brexit: ‘We will see to it that our interests are respected and UK’s word is kept’, warns French PM October 29, 2021 The French embassy in the UK has highlighted comments by French prime minister Jean Castex, saying that while Paris would like “de-escalation” it was down to the British Government to keep its word. “I’d like nothing more than for there to be a de-escalation,” Castex said. “We are permanently open to discussions, but I want [...]
France detains British boat amid ongoing Brexit fishing conflict October 28, 2021 A British trawler has been detained by authorities in France as an ongoing dispute over fishing rights increasingly escalates. It has emerged that two boats were fined late last night after one failed to comply with checks by police and the other was found not to hold a proper licence, according to the French maritime [...]
Forget the pandemic: Brexit’s impact on UK economy will be much worse, warns fiscal chief October 28, 2021 The consequences of the UK leaving the European Union will be much more serious than the economic impact of the pandemic, the boss of the UK’s fiscal watchdog warns this morning. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had assumed leaving the EU would “reduce our long run gross domestic product by around 4 per cent”, [...]
France to ban UK seafood in retaliation for withholding fishing licences October 27, 2021 France will next week ban British seafood exports and disrupt trade of other goods if the UK does not grant a swathe of fishing licences. French President Emmanuel Macron escalated the feud between himself and Downing Street today, with Elysee spokesperson Gabriel Attal saying “we won’t let the British wipe their feet on the Brexit [...]
The City after Brexit: With Refinitiv, Shearman & Sterling and the Investment Association October 26, 2021 Brexit, ‘greenwashing’, COP26, the EU/UK taxonomy, China in the wake of the Evergrande affair, the EU’s push for ‘strategic autonomy’ as well as privacy and the use of data are being discussed by CSFI director Andrew Hilton and this panel. They also zoom in on the latest IA report on asset management, and have a [...]
France threatens to block ports and slow-down customs checks as fishing row reaches boiling point October 26, 2021 British officials fear France will escalate the post-Brexit dispute over fishing rights, according to the Telegraph. Jean Castex, France’s prime minister, will unveil a series of retaliatory measures if French fishermen are not provided greater access to the UK’s coastal waters. This could include cutting energy supplies to the UK and Jersey and blocking Britain’s [...]
Brexit: MPs call out EU for delaying UK inclusion in Horizon R&D programme October 25, 2021 A parliamentary committee has called out Brussels for blocking the UK’s entry to the Horizon Europe research and development programme, claiming that it is damaging British businesses. A report from Westminster’s European Scrutiny Committee today said delays were leading to “increasing opportunity costs” for British businesses and research institutions as they are frozen out of [...]