PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Jean Castix said on Tuesday that Britain has not honored its Brexit commitments and cannot be tolerated.
He added that his country is considering reconsidering relations with Britain, warning that bilateral cooperation between the two countries is in danger.
He said he asked the European Commission to “move more” and take a “firmer” stance towards Britain in the fishing line between Paris and London.
He continued: “If that were not enough, we will pressure . to make the British honor their commitments and we will reconsider all terms included in the agreements concluded under the auspices of the European Union, but also the bilateral cooperation between us and The UK”.
Castix’s comments come after an interview with French Minister for European Affairs Clement Bonn, on Radio 1 Europe, today, Tuesday, in which he said that European countries would announce measures within days to put pressure on London to comply with the Brexit agreements concluded with the blockade, when Britain left the European Union.
He did not mention the quality of those measures, but he indicated in an interview with the radio station that Britain depends on the energy supplies it receives from the European continent.
He said France is outraged by Britain’s decision to deny fishing permits to dozens of French vessels.
“Enough already, we have an agreement negotiated by France and Michel Barnier, and it has to be 100% implemented. It has not been implemented,” he continued, referring to the former EU Brexit chief negotiator, who is French.
“In the next few days I have talked about it with my European counterparts and we will take action at European or national level to put pressure on the UK,” he added.
“We stand up for our interests. We do it well and diplomatically, but when it doesn’t work, we take action,” Boone said.
“For example, we can imagine, since we are talking about energy, that the UK is dependent on our energy supplies, ‘it thinks it can live on its own and it affects Europe’.”
Postpone the inspection
And the UK was forced, last month, to announce the delay in implementing new border controls after its exit from the European Union, which should be subject to food from EU countries, as retailers must address a supply chain crisis fueled by the epidemic and the effects of Brexit.
In a statement, Brexit Minister David Frost said physical inspections of EU food imports which are expected to start in January 2022 will now take place in July 2022. He added that the requirement to notify border officials before arrival of food was delayed. Bloomberg reported.
He continued: “We want companies to focus on recovering from the pandemic rather than having to address new requirements at the borders . Companies will now have more time to prepare for these controls.”
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