France to define its ‘action plan’ on UK and fisheries on October 15

The French Minister of Finance, Bruno the Mayor, referred to various issues in his last interview, stating that France will define a “action plan” on the UK and fisheries on 15 October.

This comes as France has once again threatened to cut energy supplies to the UK, while trying to pressure London, in connection with the ongoing dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights.

Additional comments

“We are one millimeter away from a global agreement on corporate tax.”

“Some Member States ask for the 10-year application period for taxes, ‘why not?'”

“We need an agreement by the end of this month.”

On the global corporate tax talks: “We’ve been waiting for this for more than 4 years. We can wait a few more days.”

We could sign the final tax deal next week in Washington or at the G20“.

About natural gas: “We don’t want to pay too high a price for gas in France. I told the EU partners that we do not want the price of electricity to depend entirely on the price of gas. We want electricity prices in the EU to depend on the average cost of production and not on gas“.

On steel and aluminum tariffs: “Let’s get rid of any trade war between the EU and the US. We have to get rid of steel / aluminum tariffs.”

On relations with the United States: “If we are all determined to reach an agreement, there is the possibility of avoiding sanctions on steel / aluminum.”

“We are on the way to improving relationships.”

“We want the EU to be as strong and independent as China or the United States.”

“We don’t want to depend on China or the United States for technology.”

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