22nd May 2017 Today, the General Affairs Council adopted the first set of Brexit negotiation directives. The adoption kick starts the first phase of negotiations concerning the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. It also opens a potentially long period of legal and business uncertainty for fisheries professionals across the EU-27. [...]
On 21 April, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Marc Rutte confirmed that “fisheries will be high on the agenda during Brexit negotiations”. His comments follow a tripartite meeting between Danish Prime Minister Lokke Rasmussen, Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny and host PM Rutte in the The Hague, where the three leaders met to discuss [...]
On the 22nd March, the European Fisheries Alliance launched its coalition in Brussels at the “Safeguarding access to UK waters: what (hard) Brexit means for EU fishing fleets and jobs” roundtable. The event was led by MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee Alain Cadec. Over 80 participants witnessed a lively debate on fisheries [...]
