# UK willing to discuss payments for access to EU electricity market, minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/137748

- The Guardian, 2026-11-10 17:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/10/britain-eu-electricity-market-cohesion-fund-hamish-falconer

> Hamish Falconer said Britain is prepared to discuss contributing to infrastructure in poorer EU regions in exchange for access to the bloc’s electricity market, while stressing that the UK has not accepted linking electricity trade to the cohesion fund. The talks form part of efforts to deepen UK-EU ties.

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