Le Havre
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| Area | 4695 |
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| Weather | 14°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 99% Humidity |
| Local time | Tuesday 04:52 |
| Population | 172,366 (2015) |
| Colleges and universities | University of Le Havre |
| École de management de Normandie | |
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| ID | 1400992 |
About Le Havre
Le Havre is a major port in northern France's Normandy region, where the Seine River meets the English Channel. It's joined to the city across the estuary, Honfleur, by the Pont de Normandie cable-stayed bridge. Following WWII, Le Havre's heavily damaged city center was famously redesigned by Belgian architect Auguste Perret. Today it features many landmark examples of reinforced-concrete architecture.
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Fishing row: UK warns France it could retaliate over threats
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch: British trawler Cornelis Gert Jan is held in Le HavreThe UK could respond in turn if France Goes Ahead with threats amid a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, The Environment secretary has said, warning that " two can play at that game".
France has said it could stop British boats from landing if the dispute over licences was not resolved by Tuesday.
George Eustice said the language used by French officials was " inflammatory".
He Said he was raising the issue with the European Commission , while France's ambassador has been summoned for talks.
A British trawler was seized by France and another fined during checks off Le Havre on Thursday.
French authorities said the detained vessel did not have a licence.
Mr Eustice told Bbc Breakfast the trawler had been granted a licence at the beginning of the year and the government was " trying to get to the bottom" of why it had subsequently been taken off The List given to the European Union .
France was angered by a decision from the UK and Jersey last month to deny fishing licences to dozens of French boats, and argued that this breached the Brexit deal.
The country has warned it would block British boats from landing their catches in some ports next week and tighten checks on UK boats and trucks if the dispute over fishing licences was not resolved by 2 November.
Mr Eustice said only a " small number of vessels" did not qualify for licences " because they have never accessed Jersey waters before".
He Said the UK had an " ever open door" and the government would wait to see what decision is made by Tuesday, after which the UK " reserve The Right to respond in a proportionate way".
" For now, we're not going to respond in The Way that France has, we're going to raise this with The Commission and we're going to raise it through diplomatic channels with the French ambassador but we'll reserve our right to do more things if France continue to press ahead with these threats, " He Said .
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has asked France's ambassador to attend talks later on Friday .
Source of news: bbc.com
