The European Union (EU) is conditioning the United Kingdom’s access to the EU energy market to Britain, making concessions on the fishing rights in British waters, Bloomberg reports . In case a deal is not reached and the EU plays the energy card, the UK risks losing easy access to imports of electricity and natural gas from EU member states such as the Netherlands, France, and Ireland. This could raise prices for consumers and increase the risks of blackouts. The EU and the UK are currently negotiating the exit of the UK from the European Union, which will take place on December 31. No deal has been reached yet on trade between the two parties. Fishing rights in UK waters has been one of the sticking points in talks so far. The EU wants EU boats to continue to have maximum access to fishing in UK waters, but the […]