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Added on the 26/11/2021 15:29:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
French fishermen are launching a blockade of ports, such as Saint Malo, and the Channel Tunnel freight access on the French side amid demands for a settlement of post-Brexit fishing disputes with the UK. IMAGES
In the port of Calais, French fishermen block the ferry traffic heading to England, while demanding a settlement in their post-Brexit fishing dispute with the UK. IMAGES
French fishing boats that were off the coast of Jersey to protest against fishing conditions imposed on French sailors after Brexit, return to the port of Barneville-Carteret in France. IMAGES
French authorities launch a border control simulation at the exit of the Channel Tunnel. The new custom checks will be implemented in the event of a no-deal Brexit. IMAGES
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right party National Rally, calls for Bridgestone to repay the state aid it received from France over the past five years, after the Japanese tyre manufacturer's announcement it is to close its plant in Bethune, northern France. It would lead to the loss of 863 jobs and cause economic havoc in the local community. Le Pen criticises the government's "free trade" policy, which she believes leads to "the unfair competition represented by massive imports of low-cost production". SOUNDBITES