Fishing: EU countries seek tough stance on access to UK waters
Coastal states with strong fishing interest want EU negotiators to be clearer on desire to maintain access
European countries that fish in British waters are pushing for a tougher stance to protect their fishing crews before trade talks with the UK.
Western coastal states made the call at a meeting of European Union ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday evening, the first high-level diplomatic talks on chief negotiator Michel Barnier’s draft negotiating mandate since its publication on Monday.