Trade

French processors want UK value-added seafood products used as bargaining chip to settle Brexit fight

French fishermen are threatening to block access to all UK seafood products, but processing companies are warning that blanket efforts against all UK raw material would be counter-productive.

Facing reelectipn President Emmanuel Macron is under pressure from the French seafood sector to resolve the fishing license dispute with the United Kingdom.
Facing reelectipn President Emmanuel Macron is under pressure from the French seafood sector to resolve the fishing license dispute with the United Kingdom.Photo: AFP/ Benoit Tessier
Published 25 November 2021, 06:00Updated 26 November 2021, 12:22
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