The French are threatening the British with new sanctions for fishing

The dispute between Britain and France over fishing rights after Brexit on Wednesday resurfaced after France threatened to disrupt trade with Britain and impose new sanctions unless French vessels were allowed access to British territorial waters. AFP and Reuters reported on Thursday night. Britain has not yet granted all the fishing licenses applied for by French vessels under the Brexit Access Agreement. This angered the government in Paris and worried fishermen who were worried about their livelihood. France therefore published on Wednesday a list of sanctions that may enter into force on 2 November. Sanctions include, for example, tightening border and health controls on goods imported from Britain, or banning British ships from entering certain French ports. Sanctions may also affect energy supplies from France to Britain. French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said France was running out of patience. The British government called these threats from France a "disappointment". According to Britain, the proposed sanctions are disproportionate. "This is not something we would expect from a close ally and partner," a British government spokesman said. British Brexit Minister David Frost said on the social network Twitter that Britain will ask France for clarification and will consider retaliation in this regard. According to Frost, Britain has not yet officially discussed this matter with France. The dispute between France and Britain concerns the issue of licenses to fish in British territorial waters six to 12 nautical miles off the coast of Britain. This also applies to the waters around Jersey and the British Crown Dependency. Tensions over this dispute between France and Britain, for example, also led Britain to send patrol boats to Jersey in May after France threatened to block the British island.