The European Commission said French fishing boats were facing "additional conditions" if they were to carry on operating, in breach of the terms of the agreement hammered out on Christmas Eve.
Meanwhile, the French authorities said they were sending a pair of police patrol boats as dozens of French protesting fishing vessels gathered off the main port, St Helier. In Brussels, a spokeswoman for the European Commission said that "additional conditions" attached to the new licences represented a breach of the trade deal.
Mr Johnson spoke to Mr Le Fondre, and Jersey's Minister of External Affairs Ian Gorst yesterday and "underlined his unwavering support" for the island. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "HMS Severn and HMS Tamar are deploying to Jersey to conduct maritime security patrols.A Downing Street spokesman added: "The Prime Minister and Chief Minister stressed the urgent need for a de-escalation in tensions and for dialogue between Jersey and France on fishing access.
The row began after the island implemented new requirements under the terms of the UK-EU trade deal for boats to submit evidence of their past fishing activities in order to receive a licence to carry on operating in Jersey waters.
ciabaudo The British government doesn't know what's in the agreement, none of them have read it.
BrigidLaffan Of course. The current UK govt never had any intention of sticking to the terms of this deal. Too many of its members and supporters don't see the EU as a legitimate organisation. They were always going to attempt to undermine or ignore it and will use it for political ends.
UK still making fool of EU...
Felix_Nuno Another symptom of UK’s incredibly f’ked up handling of Brexit, which was a horrible idea from the start. Seems it can only get worse.
Perfidious Albion not respecting the agreement conditions they signed up for with the EU. No surprise. Was the ink even dry on the agreement?
EU fisheries complaing while decimating fisheries along the coast of west Africa.
Bullying, Warnings, Threats now coming fast and furious from the motley crew of unelected, autocratic dipsticks in the EU. They seem to know no other form of human communication. Nazi fears confirmed