The €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve (of which 80% in 2021) was criticised, on Monday 25 January, by some MEPs, mainly Spanish, of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries.
At issue: how the €600m planned for 2021 to help fishermen adapt to the UK’s exit from the EU is to be allocated between countries.
The representative of the European Commission pointed out that those countries “highly dependent” on British waters for fishing activities will receive higher amounts...