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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Lisa O'Carroll

EU and UK at loggerheads over fishing rights and youth mobility

Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer
Starmer is expected to meet von der Leyen on the margins of the European Political Community summit in Albania on Friday. Photograph: Leon Neal/PA

EU member states have rejected UK positions on fishing and a youth mobility deal as tensions mount before a much-anticipated summit between Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen next week.

Senior EU diplomats meeting on Wednesday expressed disappointment and frustration over the British positions on fishing rights and youth mobility to the European Commission, which is negotiating a wide-ranging reset in relations with the British government.

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