“The Brits want to get back 80 per cent of the quota,” a source close to the negotiations said. Stark differences“Fish is still the main obstacle, but also governance is unsolved,” a second source close to the talks said. A suggestion that the EU could offer to give up between 15-18 per cent of the fishing quota EU boats are currently allocated was scoffed at as deeply unrealistic by British sources. Any deal on fisheries is likely to fall unevenly on different member states, with much depending on what kind of stocks Britain allows EU boats to continue to fish. That includes: controlling our borders; deciding ourselves on a robust and principled subsidy control system; and controlling our fishing waters.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2020 17:03 UTC