UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to Brussels on Wednesday to hold meetings with European Commission Pres. Ursula von der Leyen, European Council Pres. Charles Michel, and European Parliament Pres. Roberta Metsola.
A press release from von der Leyen and Starmer claimed the two agreed to an "agenda of strengthened cooperation at pace," while also announcing the intention to host "regular" EU-UK Summits "ideally" beginning in early 2025.
The European Commission president reportedly sought to begin talks on extending European access to British waters for fishing post-2026, and a UK-EU migration deal allowing the UK to reject small boat migrants in return for agreeing to an annual quota of accepted asylum seekers.
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