imagine, and I'm not just talking about cutting off electricity to Jersey," Mr Le Nezet told The

Jersey and Guernsey Ministers are expected to announce today how many licences are being issued to French fishermen in Normandy and Britanny after months of wrangling over access to English Channel waters. 169 requests for final authorisations in Jersey and 168 in Guernsey are still waiting to be approved by both British Crown Dependency governments. Meanwhile, the UK Government will grant licences to just 12 of 47 French vessels less than 12m long who applied to fish in the 6 to 12-mile zone of

The French Europe minister-a furious critic of the UK's stance on the matter-told France 2 television this morning there will be a high-profile meeting with European Union representatives on January 4.... He added litigation at a special tribunal put in place by the Brexit accords will start in" the very first days of January". Last week, France had initially warned it would sue Britain within a matter of days over the long-running row over post-Brexit fishing licences.Mr Beaune-one of French P

French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said Emmanuel Macron's government was ready to retaliate against the UK's latest Brexit move to deny fishing permits to small French boats.... He told RTL: “ We understand the frustration of our fishermen and we share it because it is unbearable not to honour an agreement that has been signed.... In total, Paris is still awaiting responses to 169 requests for final authorisations in Jersey, and 168 in Guernsey. The president of the Brittany regio