For Emmanuel Macron, fishermen “could not be the sacrifices of Brexit”

Fisherman “Cannot be sacrificed by Brexit”, warned Emmanuel Macron arriving Thursday at the European summit partly devoted to the difficult negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which stumble in particular on fishing. The French president reiterated that Paris was ” ready “ has a “No agreement” with London “If there are no good terms found at the end” of these negotiations.

Evoking the “Points which remain to be discussed”, Emmanuel Macron cited, first, fishing. France is one of the Member States most concerned by this file because of the activity of fishermen from its ports in the North West in British waters, which are full of fish. “Preserve the access of our fishermen to British waters and allow a good compromise [sur ce dossier] is an important point “ negotiations, he said.

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The Brexit agreement “cannot be done at all costs”

The President also insisted on the importance of agreeing with London on “Fair conditions, that is to say to ensure that we have the same level of play when it comes to state aid and social and environmental regulations”. “Create environmental or social dumping at our borders” is not acceptable by the 27, according to him. The Brexit deal “Cannot be done at all costs” and “If these conditions are not met, it is possible that we will not agree. France is ready for it ”, he said.

Regarding the Covid-19 epidemic, which will be on the menu of the summit on Friday morning, the French president welcomed that “Europe is coordinating better for this second phase” than it did in the spring, when several member countries took unilateral measures to close their borders. Before the start of the first working session, Emmanuel Macron was to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to his program.

The World with AFP

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