A coalition of European agrifood chain trade bodies has called on EU-UK trade negotiators to strike a comprehensive tariff and quota-free trade agreement with close harmonisation of rules, including on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to...
With only a week to go to the Article 50 Brexit deadline of March 29th, concern is growing on both sides of the English Channel and Irish Sea over the precipitous state of the negotiations. As ATN closed for press, the prime minister was attending a European Council...
Representatives from the EU's farm; food and drink; and agrisupply sectors met Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, in Brussels this week to highlight concerns over the impact of Brexit on both sides of the English Channel. The delegation was led by AIC...
Following last week’s comprehensive rejection of the prime minister’s “Chequers” EU withdrawal deal by Parliament, industry bodies have reiterated their opposition to a “no deal” exit from the EU at the end of March. The Article 50 timetable points to the UK leaving...
As agricultural trade arrangements are complex, the government’s Brexit negotiators should make it their priority to set a framework that allows a detailed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Europe to be negotiated during a tariff-free transition period, concluded the...