France may concede ground on UK’s Brexit fishing waters offer
The French government has suggested to the fishing industry that compromises be made, according to an MP in Paris
23 October 2020 - 18:05
London — France may be willing to compromise on how much access its fishers get to British waters after Brexit, a topic that has threatened to deadlock trade negotiations between the EU and the UK
The French government has suggested to the fishing industry that compromises need to be made, according to a legislator in Paris, who asked not to be named because the deliberations were private. However, as negotiations over the wider trade deal were intensifying, France’s position was fundamentally unchanged, a person familiar with the discussions said...
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