Paris, London and Brussels dropped talks of a trade war this weekend after appearing to have settled a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licenses, reports The Guardian.

However, some French fishermen are still unhappy and threatening to go ahead with a pre-Christmas blockade of British goods entering Calais, France.

The European Commission and the French government signaled satisfaction with the result of an intensive two-weeks of negotiations, as the UK and Channel Islands governments agreed to issue 83 more operating licenses before an EU deadline.

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However, the offer did not fully meet the demands of France's government, and some fishers in Brittany said they would go ahead with a planned blockade of Calais on Dec. 23.

"Far from satisfying the professionals of the sector, this news exasperates the fishermen of Hauts-de-France, who feel both betrayed by the British government … and neglected by the European Commission," the committee for maritime fisheries in the region said in a statement. “Movements will be expected, movements which will target the import of British products."

French vessels imposed a similar blockade at Calais, described at the time as a warning shot, in November.

The fight over the number of fishing licenses granted to French fishing boats operating in British waters is a symbolic issue on both sides of the English Channel.

The dispute erupted almost as soon as the United Kingdom left the European Union's orbit at the end of 2020.

Since Jan. 1, France has received 960 licenses to fish in UK waters and the Channel Islands, including Jersey and Guernsey, but the French industry highlights a shortfall of 150 licenses, while the UK government estimates that it has granted 98 percent of the licenses requested, Le Parisien reported previously.

On Sunday, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius thanked the UK respecting the deadline by which Paris had demanded additional licenses.

"I think it was a very important step achieved last night and I’m thankful to the UK that they respected a deadline that we set by 10 December," he said.

“The two weeks were very intensive, we’ve managed to bring over 80 additional licenses now.”