And the episode has highlighted growing tensions between Oslo and Brussels after eurosceptics said the country needed to reclaim authority over energy regulation as well. In the next few weeks, EU fishing vessels face being seized in waters off Svalbard and their owners prosecuted - because Norway says they have used up their quotas.
Audun Halvorsen, state secretary to the Norwegian minister for foreign affairs, told Politico: “There is no basis in international law for the European Union to set quotas in Norwegian waters.
“Controlling the resources in our national waters is a matter of fundamental national interest, as it is for the EU and its member states in EU waters.”
Brussels has responded to Norwegian objections by citing the Svalbard Treaty. That treaty, signed in Paris in 1920, which places limits on Norwegian sovereignty over the archipelago.
However, after a meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius in February, Norwegian Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen said the EU’s quota setting was “completely unacceptable behaviour”.
He further insisted any fishing beyond the quota “will be illegal fishing and will be enforced by the coast guard in the usual way”.
Speaking earlier this week, Centre Party leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, one of two opposition candidates aimed to replace Conservative Erna Solberg as Prime Minister, said: "We believe we've handed too much authority to the EU, particularly within the area of energy, and that we should take that back.”
"This will be a big fight, because low Norwegian electricity prices are a competitive advantage for our industries.”
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9.28am update: Soaring pound could dip in response to Brexit concerns, warns expert
Brexit concerns may place pressure on the pound in the coming days despite it hitting an 18-month high versus the euro yesterday, an expert has warned.
George Vessey, UK Currency Strategist, Western Union Business Solutions, said: “Yesterday GBP was under pressure against the US dollar, but climbed to an 18-month high against the Euro.
"Signs of economic recovery and falling COVID-19 rates spur expectations of a far earlier interest rate lift-off from the Bank of England (BoE) compared to the eurozone. Bets on the Fed beating the BoE have lifted the dollar to the number one position in investors eyes.
"Sterling was hovering around 2-week highs versus the dollar last week but failed to break through the key psychological level of $1.40.
He added: "Now, the sterling-dollar rate is being driven by dollar moves, with the prospect of a further fall if Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester strikes a hawkish tone when she speaks later today.
"Impending Brexit concerns, which outweigh the vaccine optimism within the country could cause further pressure on the pound. The UK government could likely extend the emergency powers for trucks heading into France in a move to use Brexit rights, further signalling the government expects further cross-Channel disruption.”
9.09am update: 'The EU will never work' Boris urged to 'focus on CANZUK union' as bloc faces budget chaos
Britons are urging the Government to focus on the "CANZUK union", rather than the EU, following reports about how much western European states are paying Brussels.
Germany is paying the EU ￡16.4bn per year, according to press agency DPA. The figures for France and Italy are also vast, at ￡8bn and ￡5.3bn respectively.
However Poland, which has been accused of undermining EU rules, receives ￡10.5bn more from Brussels each year than it pays in.
Hungary, another major beneficiary, is also locked in a battle with Brussels over the rule of law and judicial independence.
8.34am update: Nicola Sturgeon ￡260m Brexit claim dismantled - SNP told Scottish whisky trade to explode
Brexit will boost Scotland whisky exports significantly, especially to India, a Tory MP has said, dismissing SNP claims that the decision to quit the bloc had cost the industry ￡5million a week or ￡260million a year.
David Jones, who is also deputy chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) was speaking after a row erupted over the impact of Brexit.
The SNP cited data from the House of Commons Library which showed the value of whisky exports to the EU was ￡547million between January and May 2019, falling to ￡396million in the same period last year, before rising to ￡441million in 2021.
Brendan O’Hara, the SNP MP for Argyll and Bute, told Scottish newspaper The Herald: “Scotch whisky plays a crucial role in the success of Scotland’s food and drinks sector and our economy given it accounts for 75 percent of the sector - so for the industry to be losing ￡5million per week is devastating."
8am update: Post-Brexit lorry traffic controls are made permanent
Lorry traffic controls designed to prevent post-Brexit disruption around the Port of Dover are to have their "sunset clauses" removed, allowing the emergency measures to be used indefinitely.
It means that the implementation of a traffic reconfiguration to the M20 will be able to continue past its current October 31 deadline once changes have been made to the law after MPs return from their summer break.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said the alteration, which comes after a consultation, would allow Operation Brock to be used to respond to "any type of traffic disruption in the area" and not only that related to Britain's exit from the European Union.
Traffic management measures were introduced in Kent amid fears that the UK's withdrawal from the EU could lead to disruption for cross-Channel trade.
7.45am update: ‘Payback for Brexit’ Nigel Farage calls out Emmanuel Macron and demands UK tows boats back
Nigel Farage claims French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to give "payback for Brexit" over the migrant crossing crisis as he calls for the UK Government to "tow" the boats back to Calais.
The Godfather of Brexit, Nigel Farage, appeared on Dan Wootton’s GB News show to talk about the ongoing influx of Channel crossing migrants.
Mr Farage, 57, accused Emmanuel Macron of not doing enough to stop migrants after the decision taken by the British electorate in 2016 when voters opted to leave the European Union.
He claimed: “There’s a bit of payback for Brexit going on here, mark my words."
7.30am update: Finally free from EU! Brexit Britain takes landmark leap as new powers used for first time
Iconic Gower Salt Marsh Lamb has been given protected status in a landmark moment, as ministers used Brexit powers for the first time to protect British products.
The meat is the first item to have been granted the status since the UK left the EU transitional period at the start of the year.
After cutting ties with the bloc, the Government launched its independent Geographical Indication (GI) schemes, which aim to ensure popular and traditional products from across the country can obtain special status to mark out their authenticity and origin.
While a part of the EU, Brussels was in charge of determining which products received special status.