EU Adopts Trade Agreement With the UK
The European Union officially adopted a trade agreement with the United Kingdom, the European Council announced in an April 29 news release. The deal governing zero tariff and zero quota policies for trade goes into effect May 1. While the…
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agreement had been applied conditionally since the U.K.'s official exit from the bloc, the terms are now official following an overwhelming vote from the European Parliament. Concerns over the agreement's passage were raised after Parliament delayed the vote to protest the U.K.'s handling of the Northern Ireland border that saw a de facto hard border placed on the nation.