Macron says ‘ball is in Britain’s court’ in fishing row

French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that the “ball is in Britain’s court” to de-escalate tensions between the two countries over fishing rights or else France will go ahead with planned sanctions.

Macron’s comments came hours after he held a closed-door meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome.

During a press conference at the end of the summit, Macron said he had submitted a de-escalation proposal to Johnson and hoped that the UK will act on it positively.

“They can’t pretend to not receive the proposal...If the British do not make significant moves, then we will start the sanctions from Nov. 2 because we have no other options,” he said.