Michel Barnier says Brexit could happen in other EU nations
The Apprentice host said the shortage of HGV drivers and reports of long queues at the pumps in some parts of the country were the result of leaving the European Union.He also criticised Michael Gove and Prime Minister Boris Johnson for telling what he described as “lies” in order to gain votes during the 2016 referendum.
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Gloating Michel Barnier says Brexit was ALWAYS going to cripple UK He said: “It goes back to Brexit.It goes back to the lies that we were told by Gove and Johnson to convince the British to vote for Brexit.
“It has been camouflaged a bit with Covid and now it is hitting home.It is as simple as that.
It is hitting home.”
Meanwhile Emmanuel Macron has been warned French boats will be “sent packing” if France continues to threaten Britain over access to UK waters.
Mr Macron’s Maritime Minister Annick Girardin once again suggested France could cut of Jersey’s power supply this week in protest after it was revealed the UK Government had given permission to just 12 out of 47 French boats under 12 metres to operate in its exclusive economic zone and territorial sea.
There have also been outlandish suggestions that France could stop traffic through the Channel Tunnel.However, Mr Habib, a former Brexit Party MEP, told Express.co.uk: “President Macron is prone to Brit-bashing but he should be careful.
“Whipping up anti-British feeling over 35 French boats failing to get a licence to fish our waters out of 800 that have, is increasingly typical of Macron’s arrogance.
He forgets these are our waters.”
He added: “The British people are tolerant.But at some point they will say enough is enough.
Lord Alan Sugar has claimed queues at the pumps are “just the tip of the iceberg” (Image: GETTY) “When that happens every wretched French boat will be sent packing.
As far as I’m concerned, the sooner the better.”
In other news, Michel Barnier has issued a stark warning to post-Brexit Britain, telling them to be careful of how they use their newfound freedom.
His comments come as Britain’s relationship with France hits rock bottom.France reacted with fury upon hearing of the Aukus pact between the UK, US and Australia which will see the countries work together to build nuclear-powered submarines.
The new deal meant that Australia’s deal with France had to be abandoned and Emmanuel Macron withdrew French ambassadors from the US and Australia in a fit of rage while accusing the UK of betraying their trust.
Mr Barnier issued a stark warning on the issue: “An alliance needs trust and confidence.I recommend that the UK and the US, who are our allies, be careful and bear in mind the necessity for us to work together.”
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Trending KEY EVENTS Not prepared! Irish PM Martin twists knife over UK fuel chaos 20:25 Sugar rages at Brexit 15:18 Back off Macron! Brexiteer sounds warning to France 15:10 4 hours ago 05:35 Dan Hastings Brexit bitterness: Europe watching UK petrol crisis with glee after Britain’s triumphs With the fuel crisis being blamed on a lack of HGV drivers by the government, and claiming that the truck driver shortage is repeated across Europe, the focus on Britain becomes all the more intense.
Some European media outlets have used Brexit as a platform to gloat.
Liberation, the French paper was brutally open and frank about the situation, showing a toilet roll holder with a solitary sheet on the roll, superimposed with ‘Brexit’.It’s the headline for the piece “Brexit: the disenchantment of the aftermath.”
The Irish Times also took a swing, with Finn McRaymond headlining his piece, ‘Myth of Global Britain laid bare in utter shallowness’.
Former Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, who is looking to cast his own grasp of power on the EU, took to Twitter with a spiteful reminder that the driver shortage was self-inflicted by saying: “Maybe EU workers weren’t such a burden to Britain after all.”
Sir John Redwood says French are ‘stirring things up’
5 hours ago 04:20 Dan Hastings UK asks German residents to drive lorries even if they never have before Thousands of German residents in the UK have been asked by the Government to drive lorries in order to assist with the ongoing HGV driver shortage experienced across the nation.
In a letter sent to registered German residents by the Department for Transport, and signed by Transport Minister, Baroness Vere, the letter requests that the receivers ‘consider returning’ to the HGV driving sector.
The letter states: “Your valuable skills and experience have never been more needed than they are now”.
It is believed that all Germans living in the UK with an older licence have been sent the letter, yet almost none of them have ever driven an HGV vehicle before.
The letter requests that the receivers ‘consider returning’ to the HGV driving sector.
(Image: Getty) 6 hours ago 02:58 Dan Hastings EU ‘betrayed’ North Macedonia over bid to join bloc before Von der Leyen visit to Balkans Ms Von der Leyen , the President of the European Commission, toured the region this week.The Brussels chief said on Tuesday that the EU hoped to launch accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia before the end of the year.
Speaking from the Albanian capital, Tirana, she said: “I really want to bring this process forward so that we can start before the end of the year.”
Bulgaria has blocked North Macedonia from joining the EU on cultural and historical grounds.
Its veto means that Albania’s tied EU accession bid is also unable to proceed.
In October 2019, France also blocked the launch of negotiations between Brussels and the two Western Balkan nations.
‘I really want to bring this process forward’ said VDL.(Image: Getty) 8 hours ago 01:46 Dan Hastings France asks EU to hit UK with tariffs over Brexit fishing war as Beaune goads Britain The French Secretary of State for European Affairs made his incendiary comments come at a time of rising tension over access British waters by French boats.
And speaking at a conference in Nice, he made it clear he was in no mood to compromise, suggesting the EU27 would present a “united front” on the issue.
Paris is furious at London’s rejection of all but 12 out of 47 French applications for new licences for small EU boats to fish in UK waters.
There have even been suggestions London is trying to blackmail Paris over the cross-Channel migrant crisis.
“We have to show the British that we are ready to take action if they do not implement the agreement they have signed,” said Mr Beaune.
‘We have to show the British that we are ready to take action,’ said Mr Beaune.(Image: Getty) 9 hours ago 00:36 Dan Hastings Brexit fury as Boris’ deal an ‘insult to UK sovereignty’ – Britain at mercy of EU courts Johnson’s Brexit deal has left Britain locked into the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme, and therefore at the mercy of EU courts, a Brexiteer has warned, describing the situation as “an Insult to UK sovereignty”.
The bloc-wide scheme commits all participating nations to arrest and transfer a criminal suspect or sentenced person to the issuing state once a warrant has been issued.
However, Jayne Adye, director of the pro-Brexit campaign group Get Britain Out, said the UK’s decision to remain a signatory came with a heavy price – because under the requirements of the EAW, any EU prosecutor can order a UK judge to have anyone in Britain arrested and extradited for lengthy detention in the country where a crime is alleged to have been committed – with little or no evidence being revealed, often for many months or years.
She explained: “If a country allows a foreign authority to target anyone on its territory – and have them forcibly transported to a prison outside its national jurisdiction, with no questions asked – then that country is not an independent sovereign state, but a colony.
Johnson’s Brexit deal has left Britain locked into the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme.
(Image: Getty) 10 hours ago 22:59 Dan Hastings Reporter changeover Dan Hastings takes over from Ciaran McGrath.
10 hours ago 22:59 Dan Hastings ‘Need a fresh start’ EU ordered to stop being unreasonable and agree to scrap NI protocol Tory MP Theresa Villiers argued the European Union was not being pragmatic in the Brexit Northern Ireland protocol row.
While speaking on GB News , she argued the protocol should be scrapped as an end to the grace period would result in more “unjustified” checks by the bloc.
She insisted by scrapping the N.I protocol, a replacement arrangement could be agreed that works for both the UK and EU.
Ms Villiers said: “We have signed up to the Northern Ireland protocol so every effort must be made to try and make it work.”
12 hours ago 21:31 Ciaran McGrath Boris fumes at hated EU deal: ‘Crazy to have cancer drugs we can’t move within UK’ Boris Johnson has slammed the hated Northern Ireland Protocol and claimed it is “crazy” vital medicines, such as cancer drugs, cannot be moved within the UK.
This week, up to 90 percent of medicines could be withdrawn from Northern Ireland due to new quality-check procedures as the Brexit grace period comes to an end.
The Brexit grace period is set to end at the start of 2022 and pharmaceutical companies have raised concerns due to the lack of a clear political solution.
According to analysis from Informa Pharma Intelligence, the additional costs of implementing new regulatory procedures could threaten manufacturer’s ability to export low-cost generic drugs to Northern Ireland from within the UK.
13 hours ago 20:25 Ciaran McGrath Not prepared! Irish PM Martin twists knife over UK fuel chaos Micheal Martin has twisted the knife by claiming the fuel crisis currently engulfing Britain is the result of inadequate preparation – while predicting his own country will not witness similar problems.
And in a frank assessment of the ongoing disruption which is unlikely to endear him to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Micheal Martin also said Brexit was a major contributory factor.
Despite warnings from hauliers that Ireland is facing a shortage of between 3,000 and 4,000 lorry drivers, Mr Martin said: “We’re steady as she goes.”
Speaking from the Europort in Rosslare, Co Wexford on Friday (October 1), he explained: “Suffice to say from my briefings over in the port and here that the preparations that Ireland put in in advance of Brexit have worked.”
13 hours ago 19:58 Ciaran McGrath Starmer urges Johnson to take Sir Keir Starmer has called on Boris Johnson to take “emergency” action to address the shortage of lorry drivers which, he said, was threatening to ruin Christmas.
The Labour leader said the Prime Minister should if necessary recall Parliament to rush through legislation to ensure the shelves remain stocked in the run up to the festive season.
His call on the eve of the Tory Party conference in Manchester came after a Government minister said it could take another “week or so” to resolve the fuel crisis, with long queues at continuing in some parts of the country.
This followed warnings of shortages across the economy, from retailers to meat producers, unless immigration rules were relaxed to admit seasonal workers from abroad.
In a statement, Sir Keir said that a scheme to issue 5,000 temporary visas to foreign lorry drivers would not be up and running “for weeks”.
He said the Government needed to take swift action if it was to prevent the problems hitting the fuel industry spreading to other sectors.
He added: “I don’t want people in this country to have another Christmas ruined by this Prime Minister’s lack of planning.”
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (Image: GETTY) 15 hours ago 18:30 Ciaran McGrath Irish leader Martin claims UK IRELAND’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin has claimed his country will not see the same problems with shortages of lorry drivers being witnessed in the UK.
Mr Martin said preparations made by the government in advance of Brexit had worked and that the UK had failed to make similar plans.
Amid warnings from hauliers that Ireland is facing a shortage of between 3,000 and 4,000 lorry drivers, the Taoiseach insisted: “We’re steady as she goes.”
Speaking from the Europort in Rosslare, Co Wexford, Mr Martin said: “Suffice to say from my briefings over in the port and here that the preparations that Ireland put in in advance of Brexit have worked.
“And it was done against a fairly tight timeline.
“Now there are wider issues, more than just Brexit afoot, within the UK.
“I’m not so sure the same preparations have occurred in the United Kingdom.”
17 hours ago 16:48 Ciaran McGrath Beaune goads UK over French fishing access France wants the EU to launch “retaliatory measures” against the UK, with President Emmanuel Macron’s ally Clement Beaune accusing Boris Johnson of “not applying the agreement they have signed”.
The French Secretary of State for European Affairs made his comments come at a time of rising tension over access British waters by French boats.
And speaking at a conference in Nice, he made it clear he was in no mood to compromise, suggesting the EU27 would present a “united front” on the issue.
Paris is furious at London’s rejection of all but 12 out of 47 French applications for new licences for small EU boats to fish in UK waters.
Migrant crossings to UK discussed by Clément Beaune
17 hours ago 15:58 Ciaran McGrath So it’s NOT Brexit! Empty shelves pictured in Brussels Brexiteers have pointed to empty shelves in the heart of Brussels as evidence that the ongoing supermarket crisis in Britain has nothing to do with Brexit.
Despite the reassuring words of the Government regarding the recent fuel shortages, a lack of warehouse workers and lorry drivers could impact Christmas shopping deliveries for many retailers.This summer, many popular products have been absent from supermarket shelves due to supply chain issues.
Many rejoiners have blamed Brexit for the lack of delivery drivers and growing labour shortages have been blamed on supply chain issues.
However, one expert on European politics has revealed the produce shortage has also impacted the “heart of Brussels”.
18 hours ago 15:18 Ciaran McGrath Sugar rages at Brexit Lord Alan Sugar has warned that continuing concerns about fuel shortages are “just the tip of the iceberg” and businesses will be further affected post-Brexit.
The Apprentice star claimed the shortage of HGV drivers and reports of long queues at the pumps in some parts of the country were the result of leaving the European Union.
He also criticised Michael Gove and Prime Minister Boris Johnson for telling what he described as “lies” in order to gain votes during the 2016 referendum.
He said: “It goes back to Brexit.It goes back to the lies that we were told by Gove and Johnson to convince the British to vote for Brexit.It has been camouflaged a bit with Covid and now it is hitting home.It is as simple as that.It is hitting home.”
Lord Alan Sugar has launched an attack on Brexit “lies” (Image: GETTY) 18 hours ago 15:10 Ciaran McGrath Back off Macron! Brexiteer sounds warning to France Emmanuel Macron has been warned French boats will be “sent packing” if France continues to threaten Britain over access to UK waters, Brexiteer Ben Habib has warned.
Mr Macron’s Maritime Minister Annick Girardin once again suggested France could cut of Jersey’s power supply this week in protest after it was revealed the UK Government had given permission to just 12 out of 47 French boats under 12 metres to operate in its exclusive economic zone and territorial sea.
There have also been outlandish suggestions that France could stop traffic through the Channel Tunnel.
However, Mr Habib, a former Brexit Party MEP, told Express.co.uk: “President Macron is prone to Brit-bashing but he should be careful.
Emmanuel Macron using France as his ‘laboratory’ says Oulds
19 hours ago 14:39 Tara Fair EU faces £3.4bn compensation bill over Morocco fishing deal The EU could be forced to pay billions in damages for assisting Morocco in their exploitation of fishing territories in the occupied Western Sahara after the bloc lost a court battle.
Warnings arose once the EU’s general court struck down the bloc’s trade and fishing deals because they were agreed without permission from the people of Western Sahara.
Laywer Gilles Devers, who is repressing the Polisario Front, suggested the EU could be made to pay the exiled Saharawi people up to £3.4billion in compensation.
20 hours ago 13:26 Tara Fair New poll shows half of UK thinks leaving EU ‘going badly’ The YouGov survey of 6546 adults indicated 53 percent of those asked felt Brexit was going either fairly or very badly .
20 hours ago 12:58 Tara Fair Putin plays masterstroke as Europe poised to rely on Russia for coal and gas Experts warn Europe’s increasing reliance on natural gas and coal from Russia could leave the EU at Putin’s mercy .
The Kremlin has previously come under fire for striking a deal with Germany over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which according to some, undermines Poland’s and Ukraine’s national security.
Similar concerns have been raised about Russia’s recent dealings with Hungary as the two nations negotiated a 15-year deal for Budapest to access gas from the TurkStream pipeline in the Black Sea.
And with the continent firmly in the grips of an energy crisis, some fear Vladimir Putin may become the de facto energy tzar of Europe.
21 hours ago 12:35 Tara Fair VDL poised to cut funding to Hungary and Poland in huge punishment for eurosceptics Ursula von der Leyen is poised to freeze funding to Hungary and Poland in an escalation in the bitter row over respect for the EU’s rules and values.
The European Commission was said to be drawing up plans to trigger new conditionality rules that ties EU cash hand outs to good behaviour.
Budapest and Warsaw are at the frontline in the battle but eurocrats are also investigating several other member states where rule of law violations could threaten the use of EU funds.
VDL poised to cut funding to Hungary and Poland in huge punishment for eurosceptics (Image: GETTY) 21 hours ago 12:12 Tara Fair Sturgeon slammed for blaming SNP failures on Brexit and Covid Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of attempting to displace blame for problems such as the Scottish ambulance crisis, poor education performance and the drugs deaths crisis.
Speaking to talkRADIO, Shadow Health minister Chris Hoy MSP said: “This is just what we’ve come to expect from Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP.
“If anything goes wrong in Scotland now they blame it on Brexit or Covid, completely forgetting the fact they’ve been running Scotland and many of the public services in Scotland for the last 14 years and running them badly.
“The only thing they are good at these days is creating, confecting and manufacturing grievance.
“I think that’s all that Nicola Sturgeon is seeking to do with her latest intervention.”
Sturgeon slammed for blaming SNP failures on Brexit and Covid (Image: GETTY) 22 hours ago 11:48 Tara Fair Brexit backlash as Farage told to ‘own’ UK’s EU withdrawal Remainers have lashed out at Nigel Farage, telling him he must take responsibility for Brexit consequences , after he took to social media to complain about the fuel crisis.
Mr Farage wrote on Twitter: “The Government tell us that the fuel crisis is easing…
“I went to seven petrol stations this morning and there was no fuel at any of them.
“Was then hit by a van whilst stationary at a roundabout.Great start to the day!”
Professor Paul Bernal, a Professor of IT Law and the University of East Anglia, suggested Mr Farage was simply reaping the fall-out, posting: “Own.Your.
Brexit.”
Own.Your.Brexit.pic.twitter.com/Di2PfYDC8R
u2014 Prof Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) September 30, 2021 22 hours ago 11:16 Tara Fair EU expansion played pivotal role in worsening HGV drivers shortage The expansion of the European Union market and the subsequent access to cheaper labour contributed to heightening the crisis the HGV driver business is experiencing , an industry expert claimed.
Irish Road Haulage Association president Eugene Drennan suggested the European Union played a pivotal role in exacerbating the crisis with its expansion as businesses took their “eye off the ball” on quality of training in exchange for cheaper labour.
23 hours ago 10:31 Tara Fair Government could grant 1,000 temporary visas for butchers Ministers are considering plans to ease visa restrictions for up to 1,000 foreign butchers, according to The Times.
The National Pig Association (NPA) has warned of a crisis in the pig industry due to a lack of labourers which could impact food supplies over Christmas.
Farmers could be forced to cull hundreds of pigs to ease the pressure on the workers.
NPA chairman Rob Mutimer told Radio 4 : “This is happening on pig farms all over the country, farms of all different sizes being backed up and running out of space for their animals, which is a real worry coming into winter.
“It involves either shooting pigs on the farm or taking them to an abattoir, killing the animal, and actually disposing of them in the skip at the end of the chain.
“These animals won’t go into the food chain, they will either be rendered or, if not, sent for incineration.
It’s an absolute travesty.
“On our farm, our pigs are usually around 115kg when they go to slaughter and they’re now around the 140kg mark so the pens and the sheds weren’t designed for animals of this size and we’re really heading into an acute welfare disaster very quickly.”
The Government says it is “continuing to work closely” with the pig industry.
Farmers could be forced to cull hundreds of pigs amid worker shortages (Image: GETTY) 23 hours ago 10:17 Tara Fair Farmers warn Christmas could be ruined amid labourer shortage Farmers have warned pig meat supplies could suffer severe disruptions as a shortage of butchers at processing plants threatens Christmas dinners across the UK .
The National Pig Association (NPA) has warned some pigs may have to be “shot on the farms” to ease pressure on the over-worked farmers as processing plants report major delays due to a shortage of labour.
Farmers across the UK have been urging Boris Johnson to agree to issue more emergency visas, similar to those given out to HGV drivers, so that European farm workers can help the sector cope.
The industry has experienced a sharp drop in labourers as a result of the Covid crisis and Brexit.
Farmers warn Christmas could be ruined amid labourer shortage (Image: GETTY) 23 hours ago 09:57 Tara Fair Brexit masterplan as Sainsbury’s launch ‘biggest ever’ recruitment drive to save Christmas Sainsbury’s is creating 22,000 seasonal jobs to help the supermarket chain meet higher demand during the festive season.
The retail group – which owns Argos – will be hiring store staff, delivery drivers and logistics workers as part of its “biggest ever Christmas recruitment drive”.
Roles will be available across the UK from today, four weeks earlier than last year.
The drive comes afte r many popular products were absent from supermarket shelves over the summer due to supply chain issues and a shortage of HGV drivers triggered a fuel crisis.
Clo Moriarty, Sainsbury’s retail and digital director, said: ” By recruiting 22,000 temporary Sainsbury’s and Argos colleagues on an attractive pay package, incentivising online drivers and offering additional hours to existing colleagues over the festive season, we will deliver what our customers want – great food and fantastic service.”
Sainsbury’s is creating 22,000 seasonal jobs (Image: GETTY) 23 hours ago 09:50 Tara Fair Another country could leave the EU, warns Barnier Michel Barnier has expressed his concern that immigration could cause another country to leave the EU.
Mr Barnier said: “In France, we have no word in our constitution about immigration.
“We need to have some guarantee in the constitution, if we want to manage this with humanity and rigor
“I negotiated the Brexit deal, and this is what makes me different from the rest of those guys in Brussels.
“I don’t want another Brexit.
“What is tough and serious is a problem of migration which are not controlled.”
Another country could leave the EU, warns Barnier (Image: GETTY) 24 hours ago 09:39 Tara Fair France ‘has been diminished’ on the world stage, says Barnier Michel Barnier has admitted that “arrogant” France has suffered a decade of decline on the world stage.
Speaking in Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Mr Barnier said: “I think that French influence has been decreasing for the last 10 years.
“So we have to rebuild this influence in Europe and in the international framework.
“It’s our own fault.We have been diminished.We didn’t take care enough of the EU and European Parliament, of our capacity to influence those institutions.
“You know, when we are weak and when we make some mistakes, in my view it is not the fault of others.
“I don’t want to blame the others for being strong.
“German influence stronger than ours in Europe.
“France is not great when it is arrogant – she’s not strong when she is alone.”
‘It is our own fault,’ says Barnier (Image: GETTY) 24 hours ago 09:31 Tara Fair ‘Visas will not be the long-term solution,’ vows Government The Government has promised temporary visas will not continue to be used in place of industry reform long-term.
A spokesperson for the government said: “We want to see employers make long-term investments in the UK domestic workforce instead of relying on overseas labour to build a high-wage, high-skill economy.
“Visas will not be the long-term solution, and reform within the industry is vital.
“That’s why the Government continues to support the industry in solving this issue in the long term through improved testing and hiring, with better pay, working conditions and diversity.”
yesterday 09:15 Tara Fair How do the temporary HGV driver visas work? The UK is currently suffering from a shortage of an estimated 100,000 lorry drivers, which threatens to leave petrol stations and shop shelves empty.
As part of the plans by the Government to deal with the shortfall, it is offering 5,000 temporary visas to HGV drivers from other countries to fill gaps in the supply chain.
The visas are valid for three months and will expire on Christmas Eve.
The visas are valid for three months and will expire on Christmas Eve (Image: GETTY) yesterday 09:00 Tara Fair ‘What Britain deserves!’ Remoaners hail ‘Brexit Christmas’ Comments made by a Polish lorry driver about the temporary visas for HGV drivers have sparked a furious debate online.
He said: “I do not think anyone would want to relocate [for] 3 months just to help the British sort out their Christmas.”
His comments have seen online users rally to both sides of the argument, with many suggesting that Brexit was the cause of the shortage.
One Twitter user, Quote: : “This is what the British public deserve [to be honest].
“As seen by the votes, this is what they voted for!”
Another, @Namaste17John, said: “we’re in for a rough winter and beyond thanks to Brexit”.
Polish lorry driver Jacek Rembikowski appearing on GMB this morning (Image: TWITTER) yesterday 08:52 Tara Fair ‘Naive to blame Britain!’ Frexit leader slams French officials over fishing feud Frexit figurehead Florian Philippot has said the French administration blaming the UK for the fishing fall-out “naive”.
Mr Phillippot said: “France blames UK on fisheries: so naive!
“That’s the difference between a country that has become sovereign again and France, a province of the EU, obliged to complain to Brussels and Germany hoping to be able to fight back!”
“Let’s be free! Frexit!”
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u27a1ufe0f Cu2019est u00e7a la diffu00e9rence entre un pays redevenu souverain et la France, province de lu2019UE, obligu00e9e du2019aller pleurnicher dans les jupes bruxelloises et allemandes pour espu00e9rer riposter !
Soyons libres ! #Frexit
u2014 Florian Philippot (@f_philippot) September 30, 2021 yesterday 08:38 Tara Fair France announces plan for series of attacks on UK and Jersey France is demanding a unified European front to ‘retaliate’ against the United Kingdom after Britain rejected a wave of French fishing licence requests.
The French maritime minister has revealed the nation’s retaliatory measures to being denied fishing licences are to be announced “early next week”.
Annick Girardin told Europe 1 radio: “We have a timetable of actions that will be announced early next week…on the European level, the national level, and of course toward the British and also our neighbours in Jersey, which will indeed include retaliatory measures.
“I hope that the coming two weeks will be focused on this work, which will then be presented directly to the United Kingdom.”
France announces plan for series of attacks on UK and Jersey (Image: GETTY) yesterday 08:27 Tara Fair ‘Inflation risks are increasing significantly,’ warns European economist The risk of inflation is increasing significantly, warns a European economist as Germany records its largest inflation surge in 28 years.
Thomas Gitzel, chief economist at VP Bank, warned: “The risks of inflation are currently increasing significantly.
“So far, it has been safe to say that the rise in inflation is temporary.
“But the now significantly higher raw material prices are changing the starting position.”
Imported goods rose by almost 17 percent – as much as they did during the second oil crisis in 1981.
Over the years, natural gas imports rose by 178 percent, with electricity rising by 136 percent year-on-year.
Coal and iron ore have also seen the price of imports rise by 118 and 97 percent respectively.
Mr Gitzel warned the higher gas prices could have an impact on electricity prices.
yesterday 08:18 Tara Fair Eurozone RED alert as Germany suffers biggest inflation surge in 28 YEARS The EU has been plunged into crisis after Germany suffered its biggest inflation surge in 28 years , sparking chaos across the bloc.
Throughout September, consumer prices were 4.1 percent above the level of the same month last year.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the last time the Wiesbaden authority put recorded a figure higher than four was back in December 1993, when it was at 4.3 percent.
yesterday 08:04 Tara Fair EU facing huge Brexit rule change to enter Britain Under new Brexit rules coming into force today, EU citizens without the post-Brexit right to live in the UK will no longer be able to use EU ID cards to enter the country from October 1.
EU nationals who do not have settled status in the UK and those using visas to travel will be required to show a passport.
Under the new immigration system, only those settled in the UK can use EU, EEA or Swiss national ID cards to enter the country and the method will be accepted until 2025.
EU facing huge Brexit rule change to enter Britain (Image: GETTY) yesterday 07:46 Tara Fair ‘Confidence is weakened!’ says Barnier of the EU UK relationship Michel Barnier has said the relationship between the UK and Europe, particularly France, has been weakened by consecutive incidents which they see as undermining the Brexit agreement.
He said: “Confidence is weakened between the United Kingdom and Europeans, especially France.
Peace in Ireland, access to fishing grounds.Boris Johnson must respect the signature of his country.”
La confiance est fragilisu00e9e entre le Royaume-Uni et les europu00e9ens, notamment la France.Paix en Irlande, accu00e8s aux zones de pu00eache ..
@BorisJohnson doit respecter la signature de son pays .
Rien de plus ! Merci u00e0 @ChathamHouse pour son accueil et u00e0 @BBCWorld pour ses questions ! pic.twitter.com/zd2Y1pfJR1
u2014 Michel Barnier (@MichelBarnier) September 29, 2021.
