The French Minister Jean-Yves le Drian told French Broadcaster France 3 that instead of changing the fishing deal in 2026 they will maintain the current agreement by making things difficult for Britain in the energy market.
Jean-Yves said: “In 2026, what would be the issue is the renewal of access to British waters and, in particular, access to the six to twelve-mile zone on which it will be necessary to discuss.”
“But at that point, we planned to have some negotiating elements strong enough to say, ‘if you bother us on the fishing, we’ll bother you on the energy.”