But he stressed the UK would continue to process applications by French and other EU fishing vessels to ply its waters based solely on technical data. London is warning it could activate a Brexit dispute tool for the first time, exposing all of the EU to potential UK trade measures, if France executes its threatened actions on Tuesday. For his part, Macron warned Friday that Britain’s “credibility” was on the line, accusing London of ignoring the Brexit trade deal agreed with Brussels after years of tortuous negotiations. Both the UK and French governments have been intensifying their angry rhetoric in recent weeks, and France last week detained a British trawler that was allegedly fishing illegally in its waters. READ ALSO: ANALYSIS: Why the new fishing row between France and UK could get nastyREAD ALSO: EXPLAINED: Why are France and the UK fighting about fish?

Source: The Local October 31, 2021 14:34 UTC