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French trawlermen are worried about possible consequences of Brexit (Image: GETTY)
France is set to be among the main benefactors of the EU s £4.5 billion Brexit fund.
Mr Karleskind said the fishermen stood to be boosted by a slice of the package known as the Brexit Adjustment Reserve.
He said: We must identify the real losses due to Brexit.
EU exclusive economic zones (Image: EXPRESS) This reserve is intended to compensate for operating losses linked to Brexit: €5 billion is on the table of which €600 million for fishing including €115 million for France.
Details of the bloc s massive funding package were announced by the Director-General of DG MARE, Charlina Vitcheva,
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The European Parliament’s influential international trade committee said they would scrutinise each and every “loose end” in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement before giving it their sign off. A special plenary is set to be held by MEPs around February 23 to finally vote on the future relationship pact after it was agreed on Christmas Eve. They vowed to pour over the 1,200-page document and highlight any inconsistencies ahead of the ballot to rubber-stamp the pact.
LuxembourgUnited-kingdomBritainBritishChristophe-hansenCharles-michelHeidi-hautalaNicola-sturgeonCharlina-vitchevaBoris-johnsonEuropean-councilExpressThe Irish Fish Producers Association (IFPO) is also concerned that UK authorities are using Brexit to reignite a row over Rockall.
Last week, Scottish authorities boarded an Irish vessel fishing in waters off the uninhabitable rock in the north-east Atlantic.
“They are, let’s say, because of Brexit, going to try and enforce it going forward,” the IFPO’s chief executive officer, John Ward, told the
Irish Independent. “It’s a problem for Ireland and it’s a problem for the EU.
A European Commission official said the trade deal ensures “stable” access for EU fishing vessels, even after 2026, and that the bloc can take measures to retaliate if this is not the case.
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