Confronted with the crisis in Ukraine, and issues several orders of magnitude graver than rifts over fishing rights or the movement of sausages, the chasm between Britain and the E.U. opened up by Brexit is beginning to narrow. nyti.ms
A tense dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights has erupted into a maritime standoff between Britain and France, as naval ships from both countries converged off the island of Jersey, where French fishing boats were threatening to blockade a port. nyti.ms
Fishing is a tiny industry in Britain — 12,000 people and 6,000 vessels, contributing less than one half of one percent of gross domestic product. Yet, the issue has the potential to sink the Brexit trade negotiations. Here’s why. nyti.ms