THE UK is to send two Navy patrol boats to Jersey following threats by French fishermen to blockade the Island’s harbour.
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EU accuses Jersey of Brexit trade deal breach in fisheries stand-off
Around 60 French fishing boats gathered off the island’s main port St Helier early on Thursday to protest against new licences.
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Brussels issues warning to Britain in Jersey fisheries stand-off
The European Commission said new rules for French fishing boats breached Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal.
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Minister: ‘Action needed over Faroese dolphin slaughter’
THE Faroe Islands need to be held to account over the ‘brutal and needless’ slaughter of thousands of dolphins, the Deputy Chief Minister has said.
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France threatens ‘retaliatory measures’
RAISING electricity prices and restricting access to ports could be among the ‘retaliatory measures’ France imposes on Jersey as the dispute over fishing licences continues, a spokesperson for the French government has said.
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UK sending Navy ships to Jersey amid post-Brexit fishing rights row
It follows a warning from a French minister of ‘retaliatory measures’.
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French Minister renews calls to cut fishing restrictions
RENEWED calls for Jersey to ease restrictions on French fishing in the Island’s waters have been made by the country’s Minister of the Sea as she backed the skipper of a vessel seen trawling in protected areas.
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UK sending Navy vessels to Jersey in post-Brexit French fishing row
Two offshore patrol vessels will ‘monitor the situation’.
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Isolation rules may ease for the fully vaccinated
ISOLATION rules for fully vaccinated Islanders who have been contact traced could be eased later today after hundreds were forced into quarantine amid fears of a third wave. Ministers were yesterday locked in talks to discuss the regulations following the recent spike in Covid-19 cases which has resulted in a sharp rise in the number of people in isolation.
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‘Tension’ as French boats are denied licences
TENSIONS are ‘running high’, a minister has admitted, as Jersey gave 75 foreign fishing boats a month to meet post-Brexit licensing requirements or be barred from using the Island’s waters.
