UK refuses to take bait of EU fisheries offer
Talks over trade agreement resume in what may be the final week of negotiations
29 November 2020 - 16:48
London — Years of wrangling over Britain’s future trade relationship with the EU are set to enter what could be their final week, with Boris Johnson’s government saying there remains a significant gap on the issue of how much fish European trawlers should be allowed to catch in British waters.
Michel Barnier, the EU’s lead negotiator, has proposed that the EU’s share of the catch be cut by 15%-18%, an offer that Downing Street dismissed in a statement as “risible”...
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