Brexit negotiators may have bigger fish to fry still in talks
The fishing industry may represent only a tiny proportion of the French and UK economies, but it has assumed out-sized political importance in the discussions
05 October 2020 - 10:55
The stage is set for a showdown on Brexit at a EU summit next week. French President Emmanuel Macron’s reluctance to make concessions on fish is stirring concern among officials he could sink efforts to reach a wider trade accord as negotiators begin on Monday a two-week period of intense talks.
That follows Saturday’s call between Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. The two sides are nervous that major compromises on the key disagreements of fishing rights and state aid are still to be made, officials said...
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