The European Commissioner for Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, said on Friday 8 October that he had had a telephone call with the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, over the issue of the number of licences granted by the UK to French vessels for fishing in UK waters (see EUROPE B12806A10).
“Our teams will continue examining the evidence boat by boat for a solution for fishers guaranteeing that all who qualify under the Trade and Cooperation...