2021

Boris Johnson’s adviser urges UK and France to create free trade zone in Dover and Calais

Boris Johnson’s adviser urges UK and France to create free trade zone in Dover and Calais

1 minuto Emmanuel Macron‘s potential rival at the 2022 French presidential election, Xavier Bertrand, has once again asked the President to offer Calais special tax privileges in a bid to entice customers from mainland Britain after the Brexit transition period. Mr Bertrand is a high-profile former member of Les Républicains and with strong links to the fishing industry. He is the President of the Hauts-de-France region and served as health minister under Jacques Chirac and labour minister under Nicolas Sarkozy.In September, Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili dismissed Continue lendo