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  Belgian ambassador throws King Charles II treaty into EU fishing debate

  

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  British king granted 50 Flemish fishermen ‘eternal rights’ to English fishing waters in 1666All is fair in love and cod war. And with the EU’s coastal states under pressure to give way on Britain’s demands for greater fishing catches in its waters post-Brexit, any old argument is worth a try.When the issue of the future access of European fishing fleets was being discussed by EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday the Belgian government’s representative, Willem van de Voorde, made a notable intervention. Continue reading...

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  Boris Johnson calls on EU to break Brexit deadlock over fishing

  

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  Two sides at loggerheads as Michel Barnier says talks have entered final few hoursBrexit news –...

  Two sides at loggerheads as Michel Barnier says talks have entered final few hoursBrexit news – latest updatesBoris Johnson has called on Brussels to make a final offer on access to British fishing waters to break the Brexit deadlock, as the EU’s Michel Barnier said the trade and security talks were entering the final “few hours”.The two sides are at loggerheads over whether the...

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  Breakthrough on fishing rights as Brexit talks hang in the balance

  

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  Terms on access to UK waters all but finalised, say Brussels sources, but issue of following...

  Terms on access to UK waters all but finalised, say Brussels sources, but issue of following EU laws remains an obstacleA major breakthrough has been made in Brexit negotiations on the rights of European fleets to fish in UK waters, EU sources said last night, leaving a Franco-German demand that Britain follow EU laws as the final hurdle to a historic trade and security...

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  In Last-Ditch Bid for Brexit Deal, Leaders’ Theatrics Show the Stakes

  

  nytimes.com

  Boris Johnson and the European Union’s president are preparing their domestic audiences for either a landmark...

  Boris Johnson and the European Union’s president are preparing their domestic audiences for either a landmark accord requiring compromise or a breakdown that will disrupt cross-channel trade.

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