Boris Johnson is resisting demands for the EU to be able to hit Britain with trade tariffs if access to fishing is cut, Michel Barnier has told ambassadors.
In a briefing this morning the EU’s chief negotiator hailed progress on “level playing field” competition rules and enforcement, with talks focused on the practical detail on how such mechanisms can be implemented.
The main sticking point is on EU demands for fishing to be linked to trade if European quotas are cut over time, or allowing tariffs to be imposed on industrial goods in the event of a fisheries dispute.
Britain and the EU will “go the extra mile” in talks
“The UK has come closer on the level playing field; now we need to build the architecture,” he told ambassadors, according to an official present. “The