Agreement reached to ‘slash red tape’ on food products, in exchange for extended EU access to fishing waters

The deal – which will grant EU fishers access to British waters for an additional 12 years – will remove checks on a significant number of food products as well as a deeper defence partnership and agreements on carbon taxes.

The UK said the deal would make “food cheaper, slash red tape, open up access to the EU market”. But the trade-off for the deal was fishing access and rights for an additional 12 years – more than the UK had offered – which is likely to lead to cries of betrayal from the industry.

The two sides will also begin talks for a “youth experience scheme”, first reported in the Guardian, which could allow young people to work and travel freely in Europe again and mirror existing schemes the UK has with countries such as Australia and New Zealand.

The government said it would put £360m of modernisation support back into coastal communities as part of the deal, a tacit acknowledgment of the concession.

  • mbirth@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    Central to the agreement is the new agrifoods deal, known as an SPS agreement, which removes red tape on food and drink exports, removing some routine checks on animal and plant products completely. In return, the UK will accept some dynamic alignment on EU food standards and a role for the European court of justice in policing the deal.

      • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
        21·
        4 days ago

        Yes it dose just not in ELI5 language.

        Alignment of on EU food standards clearly states our own standards must match the EUs.

        • rah@feddit.ukOPEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          Yes it dose just not in ELI5 language.

          I think you’re confusing “ELI5 language” and “clear, unambiguous language”.

          • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
            11·
            2 days ago

            Yet you fail to provide a clear unambiguous interpretation on what else alignment of food standards means.

            Or exactly how it is even possible for our food standards to meet the EUs. Without it requiring domestic sales to meet those same standards.

            You are asking for ambiguity in something you alone seem able to miss interpret. The rest of the Brexit crowd are not seeing this as a win for them. Just you.

              • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
                1·
                2 days ago
                You are asking for ambiguity

                Eh

                Yeah bad wording on my part. Sorry I’m working on multiple things ATM.

                I ment you are seeing ambiguity that is not there.

                As I explained else where. The rest of the media and even fararge in another news article last night. Seems to disagree that this deal meets any Brexit claim.

                They see no abniguity in this meaning all UK food production domestic and export. Must continue meet EU equive standards to ensure less documentation is needed.

                It has after all been the crux of the UK EU trade issue from day one.

                • rah@feddit.ukOPEnglish
                  1·
                  2 days ago

                  I ment you are seeing ambiguity that is not there.

                  I disagree.

                  The rest of the media and even fararge in another news article last night.

                  I haven’t seen any of that. Other people haven’t experienced the same things you have. Other people don’t have the same knowledge you do. That’s why it’s on you to back up what you’re saying by showing others what you experienced (read, watched, whatever) so that they can verify that what you’re saying is true. It isn’t on other people to experience their life the way you experience yours and you can’t assume that they do.

                  They see no abniguity in this meaning

                  Reference?

                  • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
                    11·
                    2 days ago

                    Now it is impossible to decide if you are genuinely stupid or a troll.

                    Asking to reference a lack of ambiguity. After I have posted multiple explanations of exactly how the phrase aligned standards can only mean the standards used to produce and regulate UK food production must match. Yet you have not managed challenge a single one.

                    Yeah go shove your own head up your arse you troll.