22/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – Norway is refusing to issue licences to British and EU fishing vessels to fish in its North Sea waters, Reuters reports on Friday 22 January. Three-quarters of the Danish vessels fishing in Norwegian waters are docked. Fisheries talks (Norway, EU and UK) are ongoing. Norway warned in December that it could deny EU fishing vessels access to its waters. At issue: annual talks between Norway and the EU on fishing quotas have been impossible because of the Brexit negotiations. Norway wants a trilateral agreement with the UK and the EU on the management of fish stocks in the North Sea, before concluding separate agreements with the EU and the UK on 2021 quotas. (LC)