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European Union votes in favour of Brexit trade agreement with United Kingdom
The post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom is now official after its final vote.
Key points:
- The Brexit trade agreement has been enforced since January 1, pending the EU’s final vote
- The EU Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the trade agreement with the UK
- The vote brings to an end over four years of political negotiations
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the trade deal, the final legal hurdle it needed to clear.
EU politicians backed the trade and cooperation agreement by 660 votes to five, with 32 abstentions, the parliament announced on Wednesday.
The deal, which was finalised on December 24 last year, had already been ratified by the UK Parliament and conditionally…
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