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In a briefing with senior MEPs, the European Commission insisted the fisheries provisions in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement are based on the bloc’s existing legal frameworks. Charlina Vitcheva, director general for maritime affairs and fisheries, said British negotiators had made a significant climbdown to accept an agreement based on the bloc’s CFP. The Commission official added the EU’s loss of access in UK fishing grounds is “really very limited”.
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MEPs in the European Parliament want a deal to be agreed by Sunday, warning if this deadline is not met, they will be unable to fully scrutinise any agreement properly before a vote ahead of the transition period deadline. But Downing Street has insisted the UK is focused on agreeing a new relationship by the end of the month . Boris Johnson s spokesman said: We want to get our relationship agreed by the end of the month whether that s an FTA or we leave on an Australia style, WTO terms. We ve ruled out previously extending negotiations into th
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Official emails seen by Express.co.uk reveal Scottish Government officials have been pleading for months to get their voice heard with Brussels and get involved in trade talks. Negotiations continue in Brussels this week with Lord Frost and Michel Barnier at the helm with just over two weeks until the end of the transition period.