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French fishermen threaten to block UK lorries in Brexit fishing row

More than a hundred fishermen mobilised in Boulogne-sur-Mer to protest about the delay in the allocation of licences to access British waters.

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Protesting French fishermen have threatened to block lorries from the UK carrying British fish, amid a row over access to British waters, reports Euronews.

More than a hundred fishermen mobilised on Thursday night in Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), France's largest fishing port.

They were protesting the delay to the allocation of licences to access British waters, months after the post-Brexit agreement on fishing was signed between the UK and the EU.

"This night of action is a warning shot and if nothing happens at European level, then we will move up a gear," warned Olivier Leprêtre, president of the regional fisheries committee.

France has called on the European Commission to act “firmly” to “accelerate” the implementation of the agreement.

Read more of this report from Euronews.