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MNI BRIEF: EU-UK-Jersey Fishing Talks Intense, "Boat-By-Boat"

(MNI) Brussels

Contacts between UK, French and Jersey authorities to find a solution to the a dispute over fishing rights are intense and taking place on a "boat-by-boat" basis to find a way forward," the Commission spokesperson said Tuesday. The comments follow threats by French fishermen to block the port of Calais and the Channel Tunnel if a solution is not found.

"We are proceeding as quickly as possible. We are at a stage of negotiation ... to find a constructive solution, which is also to benefit of French and European fishermen," the spokesperson added.

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