Brexit | France Doubts Britain's Credibility
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to suspend parts of the Brexit agreement again. France sees this as "not a good sign of Great Britain's credibility". In the dispute over fishing rights, French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Great Britain. "If you spend years negotiating a contract and then a few months later doing the opposite of what was decided in the areas that are the least suitable for you, that is not a good sign of credibility," Macron told Financial Times. France and Great Britain have been fighting over fishing rights since Great Britain left the EU. They accuse each other of violating the Brexit trade agreement concluded late last year on fishing licenses in British waters. France accuses the UK of not granting enough fishing permits to French vessels. As of Tuesday, France wants to tighten controls on British fishing trawlers and impose a ban on British ships to unload seafood in French ports. As a result, Great Britain threatened ret...