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The Brexit trade deal was implemented on January 1, but has not resulted in an end to tensions over fishing rights. The EU s restrictions on UK exports of shellfish have led to fury in the UK, and it was reported last month that the UK was considering retaliatory action. The Sunday Telegraph reported the Government was considering ending a series of post-Brexit continuity agreements it has with Brussels, which could restrict imports of European mineral water and seed potatoes.
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Record numbers of EU citizens have been granted the right to stay in the UK after Brexit, with London remaining the most popular place to live. As much as 17 percent of London s population is now made up of Europeans, with 1.6 million calling the British capital their home. In total, there are now 4.6 million EU nationals living and working in the UK, which is 1.5 million more than before Brexit, according to The Times.
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The Irish fishing industry stands to lose stocks worth an estimated £37million-a-year by 2026 due to a 15 percent reduction in fish quotas as a result of the Brexit deal. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine since September 2020, Charlie McConalogue, warned the effects of the Brexit deal are immediate, with 60 percent of those reductions to take effect from April . Sean O’Donoghue, chief executive of Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, said the Irish fishing in
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The implementation of the Brexit trade deal hasn t calmed the chaotic relationship between London and Brussels as multiple disputes continue. The Government has come under pressure from the fishing industry in recent weeks, as many feel aggrieved as a result of the Brexit deal. The ill-feeling was worsened when the EU restricted the import of oysters, mussels, scallops, and cockles from the UK. Northern Ireland has also faced difficulties since January 1, with problems
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The EU imposed a ban on shellfish imports from the UK this month, telling British fishermen they are barred indefinitely from selling live mussels, oysters, clams and cockles to the bloc. Jersey is also at the centre of a fishing dispute – the Channel Island granted French boats temporary licences to fish in its waters after pressure from both Paris and Brussels. The Brexit trade deal talks also provoked concern as French President Emmanuel Macron threatened to block an agre