(Reuters) – Britain issued further fishing licences to EU vessels on Saturday in an try and resolve a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights for French fishermen, the European Fee mentioned in a press release.

On Friday, France mentioned it was nonetheless ready for Britain to approve practically 100 licences for its fishermen to function in UK territorial waters and threatened to ask the European Fee to start out authorized motion in opposition to Britain.

Junior European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune famous, nonetheless, that Paris would have in mind “if Britain… offers a couple of dozen further licences as a token of goodwill”.

Britain issued 18 licences for EU alternative vessels in UK territorial waters and 5 licences for EU vessels to entry Jersey waters on Saturday, the European Fee mentioned.

“Additional technical consultations will proceed with the intention to have seven further alternative vessels licensed by the tip of Monday,” the assertion mentioned.

Britain and the EU agreed to arrange a licensing system to grant fishing vessels entry to one another’s waters when Britain left the bloc. However France says it has not been given the complete quantity it’s due, whereas Britain says solely these missing the proper documentation haven’t been granted.

Fishing represents a tiny share of each the French and British economies, however it’s politically delicate.