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Four 80-meter Royal Navy vessels will be ready on January 1 to protect British waters should the Brexit transition period end without an agreement on the country’s future relations with the EU, the Defense Ministry said today. .
There is concern about possible skirmishes between British and foreign fishermen in case there is no agreement with the existing conditions for the transitional period. access to EU vessels in British waters and is expected to expire on December 31.
“The Department of Defense (UK) has carried out extensive planning “and prepare to ensure that its forces are ready for various scenarios by the end of the Transition Period,” a spokesman said.
Royal Navy vessels will have the right to stop, control and restrict all EU fishing vessels be located within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Great Britain, that extends in a radius of 320 km from the coast.
The Guardian previously reported that two vessels would be deployed and two more would be on standby if EU fishing vessels entered the country’s EEZ.
Tobias Elwood, a Conservative MP who heads the British Parliament’s defense committee, is wary of the decision to develop the ships.
“We are faced with the possibility … of our exhausted Royal Navy coming into conflict with a close ally in NATO on the rights of fishing boats, “he told BBC radio.
“Our opponents must have fun,” he said.
On Thursday, a French minister said France would compensate its fishermen and take supportive measures. in case of breakdown of trade agreement negotiations to avoid disputes at sea.
Britain left the EU in January, but remains an unofficial member until December 31, when the transitional period during which it has remained in the EU single market and in the customs union.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said yesterday that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal are slim.
Source: ΑΠΕ – ΜΠΕ
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