Island will support measures to 'de-escalate' Ukraine crisis, says minister
JERSEY will work with the UK to enforce measures to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis, the External Relations Minister has said after the Island faced calls to […]
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JERSEY will work with the UK to enforce measures to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis, the External Relations Minister has said after the Island faced calls to […]
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Jersey minister blames French blockade on UK Government’s Brexit trade deal with EU The i 07/05/2021 David Parsley © Provided by The i HMS Tamar, one of the Royal Navy patrol vessels (Photo: Reuters/BFBS Forces News) Senator Ian Gorst, Jersey’s external relations minister, also told i that French fishing licence applications being “lost in translation” after taking a “circuitous” route around European Governments before making arriving for consideration in Jersey may also have been a factor behind the blockade. Senator Gorst said: “It’s entirely to do wit...
French fishermen leave Jersey after post-Brexit rights protest By Emma Harrison & Ella Wills BBC News image copyrightGetty Images A protest over post-Brexit rights by French fishermen at Jersey's main port has ended, following talks that aimed to resolve the row. About 60 boats protested at St Helier and two Royal Navy ships and two French vessels were sent to the area. French fishermen say their rights are unfairly restricted by licences issued under the Channel Island's new system. Jersey's External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said discussions were "positive". However, a spokesman for fish...
BBC News By Joseph Lee image copyrightGetty Images Two Royal Navy ships are preparing to return home after a protest by French fishermen over post-Brexit rights in Jersey's territorial waters ended. The UK government said "the situation is resolved for now" but "we remain on standby" to assist Jersey. French fishermen say their rights are unfairly restricted by licences issued under the Channel Island's new system. Jersey's External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said discussions with the French crews had been "positive". The UK said it had agreed with Jersey's government that one of the Royal ...