IRISH CALL TO LINK TRADE WITH ACCESS TO UK WATERS

Irish call to link trade with access to UK waters. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, has had discussions with French, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish and Slovakian Ministers, where he focused in particular on the potential impacts of a hard Brexit on the agri-food and fisheries sectors.

The Minister said: “I had very useful discussions with key colleagues on matters of significant concern for Ireland. In particular, we focused on Brexit developments. I conveyed my own, and the Government’s, gratitude for the solidarity demonstrated by Member States to date with Ireland’s position on the Withdrawal Agreement, and it was clear to me that this will continue.

“Fisheries was a particular focus, and those colleagues who are part of the coalition of eight Member States on this issue agreed with me that we must continue to stress the need for a coordinated approach to dealing with issues such as access to waters in the event of a hard Brexit, as well as the need to link access to waters with the broader issue of the future EU-UK trading relationship. We will continue to work closely on these matters over the coming weeks.” IRISH CALL TO LINK TRADE