23/10/23 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 23 October, the Council of the European Union adopted without debate a note verbale from the EU to the Kingdom of Norway concerning EU fishing in the waters of the Spitzbergen archipelago (Svalbard) and on its continental shelf. Issued ahead of negotiations with Norway, the EU’s note concerns access to Svalbard waters and other resources, as well as the Union’s position on certain decisions taken by Norway, such as the refusal to authorise the EU...