I love how France is still using the “follow the rules” rhetoric when it’s the one who isn’t. Send a few civil service to help the boats with their paper work. I can’t believe it even got this far. The vast majority have managed to provide the evidence. Makes you wonder if these few boat have never been in those waters and are trying it on.
Actual fake news. Official UK government sources have already made a statement saying the UK’s position has not changed.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU Fisheries Commissioner said a few days ago that the situation needed to be de-escalated, so it looks like Macron is now set to follow orders.
As per the recently released French PM’s letter to VDL, it’s clear the French wanted to pick a fight with Britain to show leaving the EU was bad, but their lone decision to strike out in this manner has been slapped back by the EU.
The EU is an organisation that follows the law, so it is good that they’ve been able to rein in one of their wayward members in this situation.
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good so who’s climbed down?
I love how France is still using the “follow the rules” rhetoric when it’s the one who isn’t. Send a few civil service to help the boats with their paper work. I can’t believe it even got this far. The vast majority have managed to provide the evidence. Makes you wonder if these few boat have never been in those waters and are trying it on.
[Mixed messages.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59109804)
Actual fake news. Official UK government sources have already made a statement saying the UK’s position has not changed.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU Fisheries Commissioner said a few days ago that the situation needed to be de-escalated, so it looks like Macron is now set to follow orders.
As per the recently released French PM’s letter to VDL, it’s clear the French wanted to pick a fight with Britain to show leaving the EU was bad, but their lone decision to strike out in this manner has been slapped back by the EU.
The EU is an organisation that follows the law, so it is good that they’ve been able to rein in one of their wayward members in this situation.