UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on EU to resolve Brexit contentions over fishing

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on European Union (EU) to make a final offer on access to British fishing waters in a bid to break Brexit delock just as Michel Barnier said tre and security talks were entering final "few hours". With less than half a month left for Britain’s final exit from 27 member bloc,  two sides are still at loggerhes regarding a post-Brexit deal. In past, leers have h multiple fraught talks over wher EU would be able to impose tariffs on British goods if latter closes its seas to European vessels, Guardian reported. 

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'Gap needs to be bridged' 

Speaking to Sky News, Johnson conceded it would be difficult at first but insisted it was time for EU to make its move on contentious issue. Asserting that re’s a gap that needs to be bridged,  UK Prime Minister hoped that EU would "see sense" and come to table with something mselves. In case that doesn't happen, Johnson said UK would n tred on WTO terms.

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In a bid to arrive at fair tre rules, earlier this week, British government watered down an important demand over post-Brexit fishing rights,  Guardian reported citing EU sources. As per latest development in Brexit talks, UK has reportedly dropped a push for fishing vessels operating under UK to be majorly British. Previously, Downing Street h said that EU boats would t be allowed to fish in 200-mile exclusive British waters after December 31. 

Speaking about same, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that British and EU negotiators have me some progress in Brexit negotiations and arriving at a common ground of fair tre rules but ted that discussions are still discrete when it comes to access to fishing waters. refore, EU chief ted that upcoming days are "going to be decisive" especially when UK-EU transition deline is looming. 

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