France helps its fishermen
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The French government announced a FF300m ( pounds 34m) emergency package yesterday to aid the fishing industry after a five-day national strike by fishermen protesting at the collapse of prices turned violent, Reuter reports from Paris. The government moved to prevent the protest from escalating out of control before a visit to Britanny by the Prime Minister, Edouard Balladur, tomorrow.
About 100 French fishermen and their wives seized and dumped crates of Scottish fish, part of a 20-tonne shipment that arrived at the Breton port of Roscoff from Plymouth.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments