EU ‘makes three major demands of UK’ as Starmer seeks new post-Brexit trade deal
3 weeks, 4 days ago

EU ‘makes three major demands of UK’ as Starmer seeks new post-Brexit trade deal

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Sir Keir has repeatedly insisted the UK will not rejoin the single market within his lifetime, he has pledged to “make Brexit work” by renegotiating the deal agreed upon by Boris Johnson and pursuing closer cooperation, particularly on defence, security and trade. It comes just days after the UK struck a fishing deal with the EU, which the government estimates to be worth £360m and claimed highlights “all parties’ continued commitment to manage fisheries sustainably”. Mike Galsworthy, chair of pro-EU campaign group the European Movement, said that progress with the EU may require “quid pro quo horse trading”. “With fishing, presumably this would re-open the EU market to UK fishermen, which would be a shot in the arm given the damage that Brexit did to our fishing industry.” A government spokesperson said: “This government is resetting its relationship with the EU and wants to strengthen cooperation, to make people safer and tackle barriers to trade, to help drive economic growth.

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Keir Starmer claims fresh Brexit reset victory as UK strikes £360m EU fishing deal
4 weeks ago

Keir Starmer claims fresh Brexit reset victory as UK strikes £360m EU fishing deal

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Watch: Starmer speaks from Brussels in bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the EU
3 months ago

Watch: Starmer speaks from Brussels in bid to reset Britain’s relationship with the EU

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Starmer facing EU demands on migration, fishing and youth mobility as he begins Brexit reset talks
3 months ago

Starmer facing EU demands on migration, fishing and youth mobility as he begins Brexit reset talks

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EU reveals its eight demands for a better relationship with Britain
5 months, 1 week ago

EU reveals its eight demands for a better relationship with Britain

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Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal
3 years ago

Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — One year after the Brexit trade deal was supposed to end acrimony between the European Union and the departed United Kingdom, both sides showed Friday that theirs is still a relationship tainted by bad blood and accusations of bad faith. But on a day when the 27-nation bloc was counting on some positive feedback for what it saw …

France wants EU legal action over fishing dispute with UK
3 years ago

France wants EU legal action over fishing dispute with UK

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities said Friday they will seek European Union legal action against Britain over a months-long, unresolved fishing dispute. European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said France is going to ask for a meeting of the EU-U.K. partnership council, a political body meant to handle post-Brexit issues. “We will also ask, in the coming days, the European Commission to …

Brexit fishing talks breakthrough as UK grants licences to French vessels
3 years ago

Brexit fishing talks breakthrough as UK grants licences to French vessels

The Telegraph  

French fishermen were handed a further 23 licences to operate in British and Jersey waters in an attempt to ease tensions in the post-Brexit fish wars. In separate statements issued on Saturday, both the UK Government and European Commission acknowledged that their recent intensive technical talks resulted in more small boat licences being granted. “The UK has issued 18 licences …

French fishermen block ports, Eurotunnel in spat with UK
3 years, 1 month ago

French fishermen block ports, Eurotunnel in spat with UK

Associated Press  

CALAIS, France — French fishing crews briefly blocked French ports, ferry traffic across the English Channel and the freight entrance to the Eurotunnel on Friday to disrupt the flow of goods to the U.K., in a protest over post-Brexit fishing licenses. Queues of traffic piled up on the A16 freeway on the French side, but the situation was described by …

Owners of British fishing boat seized in France ordered to pay €150,000 before it can leave
3 years, 2 months ago

Owners of British fishing boat seized in France ordered to pay €150,000 before it can leave

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UK-France fish spat deepens despite Macron and Johnson talk
3 years, 2 months ago

UK-France fish spat deepens despite Macron and Johnson talk

Associated Press  

ROME — French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stuck to rival positions Sunday in their countries’ post-Brexit dispute over fishing in the English Channel, with France maintaining its threat to impose sanctions starting Tuesday that could include a blockade of British boats. “I don’t want any escalation, but we must take things seriously,” Macron said “My …

UK-France fish spat deepens despite Macron-Johnson meeting
3 years, 2 months ago

UK-France fish spat deepens despite Macron-Johnson meeting

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Ahead of meeting with UK PM, French President Macron says British credibility at stake in fishing spat
3 years, 2 months ago

Ahead of meeting with UK PM, French President Macron says British credibility at stake in fishing spat

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France is angry over restrictions on permits to fish in British waters, and says they run counter to the agreement Britain signed when it left the European Union Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron says France’s dispute with Britain over fishing rights is a test of the UK’s credibility in a post-Brexit world. France is angry over restrictions on permits to …

Fury over ‘devastating’ collapse of post-Brexit fishing talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Fury over ‘devastating’ collapse of post-Brexit fishing talks

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Scottish fish prices ‘collapsing’ by as much as 80% due to Brexit bureaucracy, industry warns
3 years, 11 months ago

Scottish fish prices ‘collapsing’ by as much as 80% due to Brexit bureaucracy, industry warns

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The Hindu Explains | What is in store for Britain and the European Union after the Brexit deal?
4 years ago

The Hindu Explains | What is in store for Britain and the European Union after the Brexit deal?

The Hindu  

The story so far: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union on Wednesday. On access for EU fisheries to British seas — a contentious issue — the agreement “recognises U.K. sovereignty over our fishing waters”. The latest agreement cannot shield Britain from a costly disruption to the frictionless trade flows during the past …

Uncertainty about fishing rights despite Brexit deal
4 years ago

Uncertainty about fishing rights despite Brexit deal

NL Times  

Despite a deal being reached between the EU and the UK, European fishers do not yet know whether they will be allowed to fish in British waters from January 1. In the run-up to Brexit, the European member states drew up a list of boats that fish in British waters so that the paperwork could be arranged quickly in the …

EU can shut off power supplies if UK tries to seize control of fish stocks, small print of deal reveals
4 years ago

EU can shut off power supplies if UK tries to seize control of fish stocks, small print of deal reveals

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Fishing to get £100m funding package as ministers accused of Brexit deal 'betrayal'
4 years ago

Fishing to get £100m funding package as ministers accused of Brexit deal 'betrayal'

The Telegraph  

The fishing industry is to get a £100 million funding package in the "near future", Michael Gove pledged as ministers were accused of "betrayal" over the compromise Brexit deal with the EU on fishing rights. Cabinet Office minister Mr Gove said the money, to modernise the fleet and fish processing industry, would enable it to take "full advantage of the …

Boris Johnson’s claim to have defeated threat of wide-ranging EU tariffs if UK breaches fishing deal rubbished by experts
4 years ago

Boris Johnson’s claim to have defeated threat of wide-ranging EU tariffs if UK breaches fishing deal rubbished by experts

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Limits of sovereignty: The Hindu Editorial on U.K.-EU post-Brexit deal
4 years ago

Limits of sovereignty: The Hindu Editorial on U.K.-EU post-Brexit deal

The Hindu  

The tariff-free trade accord in goods that the U.K. and the EU signed on Thursday, days before the post-Brexit transition expires, should mitigate somewhat the consequences of Britain’s narrow decision, in 2016, to leave one of the largest trading blocs. Moreover, given the U.K.’s reliance on the EU for about 75% of food product imports, the significance of zero duty …

Brexit: What is in Boris Johnson’s EU trade deal?
4 years ago

Brexit: What is in Boris Johnson’s EU trade deal?

The Independent  

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UK and EU 'are haggling over every fish' despite deal all-but DONE
4 years ago

UK and EU 'are haggling over every fish' despite deal all-but DONE

Daily Mail  

After a Brexit deal text was finalised, the next step is ratification by both sides - and there is not much time before the end of the transition period on January 1. Boris Johnson said the UK could now take advantages of the benefits of Brexit Ursula von der Leyen told her own briefing in Brussels that the terms were …

Why are fishing rights so important in Brexit trade talks?
4 years ago

Why are fishing rights so important in Brexit trade talks?

The Independent  

Given that fisheries represent less than 1 per cent of national income in the UK and France – the principal protagonists – it is difficult for many to understand why this comparatively small industry is hindering any Brexit trade deal. At the same time, though, there are many more fish out there than the British could consume, even if they …

Brexit trade deal in balance as Boris Johnson prepares for make-or-break talks with EU chief
4 years ago

Brexit trade deal in balance as Boris Johnson prepares for make-or-break talks with EU chief

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UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain
4 years ago

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave …

UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals
4 years, 1 month ago

UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals

Associated Press  

LONDON — The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner on Wednesday, with both sides warning that the chance of reaching agreement by a year-end deadline is slipping away. Johnson’s office confirmed the two leaders would hold a dinner meeting ”to continue discussions on the future relationship …

Diplomats claim Britain is attempting to 'nationalise' EU fishing boats ahead of Brexit crunch talks
4 years, 1 month ago

Diplomats claim Britain is attempting to 'nationalise' EU fishing boats ahead of Brexit crunch talks

The Telegraph  

Fishing boats must be majority British owned to benefit from the larger catch in UK waters after Brexit, the UK has told European Commission negotiators. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, blamed the “last-minute demand” for throwing late night talks, which stretched for ten hours on Monday, into disarray.- Diplomatic sources accused Britain of trying to “nationalise” boats under UK …

UK, EU set to resume talks in last-ditch effort to strike post-Brexit trade deal
4 years, 1 month ago

UK, EU set to resume talks in last-ditch effort to strike post-Brexit trade deal

Firstpost  

The meeting comes after a call between Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson on Saturday, where the two noted that fundamental differences remain over a “level playing field”, on how future disputes are resolved and fishing rights for EU trawlers in UK waters Brussels: British negotiators arrived in Brussels on Sunday for what is potentially the final attempt to …

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit
4 years, 1 month ago

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit

Dutch News  

As EU and British negotiators pause their endgame talks on whether any Brexit trade deal is possible, experts predict troubled waters ahead for the Dutch fishing industry. Research by the European Fisheries Alliance suggests that between 2006 and 2015, Dutch fishermen hooked an average catch of 123 tonnes per year from British waters. ‘If there’s no deal, then British waters …

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit
4 years, 1 month ago

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit

Dutch News  

As EU and British negotiators pause their endgame talks on whether any Brexit trade deal is possible, experts predict troubled waters ahead for the Dutch fishing industry. Research by the European Fisheries Alliance suggests that between 2006 and 2015, Dutch fishermen hooked an average catch of 123 tonnes per year from British waters. ‘If there’s no deal, then British waters …

Brexit: Biden victory could inject new dynamic into drive for UK-EU trade deal, says Irish minister
4 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Biden victory could inject new dynamic into drive for UK-EU trade deal, says Irish minister

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Brexit talks fail to agree on fisheries, two other issues
4 years, 2 months ago

Brexit talks fail to agree on fisheries, two other issues

Live Mint  

EU-UK trade negotiations have so far failed to reach agreement on their three most persistent sticking points - the level playing field, fisheries and settling disputes - the bloc's executive and sources from both sides said on Tuesday. One source, an EU diplomat following Brexit, said disagreements persisted over the divvying up of fish stocks, including Britain's demand for annual …

EU to UK on Brexit talks: ’You can’t have cake, eat it too’
4 years, 2 months ago

EU to UK on Brexit talks: ’You can’t have cake, eat it too’

Live Mint  

The European Union took a defiant tone on Wednesday as the standoff over resuming post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom intensified, telling London that “you cannot have your cake and eat it too.” European Council President Charles Michel refused to bow to British insistence for the EU to fundamentally change its negotiating stance and cede more to UK demands. …

EU says ‘significant divergences’ remain in Brexit talks
4 years, 5 months ago

EU says ‘significant divergences’ remain in Brexit talks

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — EU and U.K. negotiators have yet to find a way to overcome “significant divergences” in their attempt to seal a post-Brexit compromise, the European Union’s chief negotiator said on Thursday. Following discussions in London between members of both negotiating teams, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier noted in a message posted on Twitter that “significant divergences remain,” adding that …

After Brexit: UK leaves EU but what’s next far from certain
4 years, 11 months ago

After Brexit: UK leaves EU but what’s next far from certain

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain is leaving the European Union after 47 years of membership. The bloc insists there can be no trade deal unless Britain agrees to a “level playing field” and does not undercut EU regulations. But the bloc could make getting a deal in other areas, such as financial services— which is a much larger slice of the British …

Boris Johnson signs the Withdrawal Agreement - but a battle looms as France demands EU fishing rights for 25 years
4 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson signs the Withdrawal Agreement - but a battle looms as France demands EU fishing rights for 25 years

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson insisted the UK and the EU would forge a relationship as “friends and sovereign equals” after Brexit as he signed the document agreeing the terms of Britain’s departure. The Prime Minister and the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission all signed the Withdrawal Agreement in what Mr Johnson described as “a fantastic moment”. But in …

Brexit Could Spark The Next Big Fishing War
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit Could Spark The Next Big Fishing War

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Britain’s looming exit from the European Union threatens to spark a new fishing war ― one that risks depleting stocks at a moment when warming seas are already stressing aquatic populations. A so-called “no-deal Brexit” would pull the United Kingdom out of the EU’s common fisheries policy and could affect “nearly every fishery and species caught commercially …

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