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All 27 EU member states have given the green light for the post-Brexit trade deal to take effect on January 1, a spokesperson said.
Ambassadors from EU capitals met in Brussels to approve the deal, using a procedure that will take effect tomorrow at 3pm (2pm Irish time).
This will provisionally allow duty-free trade with Britain to continue after it leaves the EU single market in the New Year.
But the deal has yet to be ratified retrospectively by the European Parliament, probably in late February.
The cabinet here is meeting later today to discuss the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the EU and the UK on Christmas Eve.
It comes as UK MPs were preparing to vote on the deal in a special session of parliament called for Wednesday.
It is likely to go through both houses, with the Labor Party ordering its MPs to vote for the “thin” treaty because the only other option is a chaotic exit without a trade deal.
A UK government minister has warned of difficult times ahead as the Brexit transition comes to an end later this week.
Michael Gove spoke of the practical and procedural changes that are coming and urged businesses and travelers to be aware of the rule changes that will take effect from 11pm on Thursday.
In Holyhead, traffic relief measures will be introduced today in fear of queues and traffic jams amid new New Year’s Day customs regulations.
The Welsh port is the second largest roll-on-roll-off port after Dover, carrying 1,200 trucks and trailers a day across the Irish Sea.
‼ ️ Green light for #BrexitDeal: The EU ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of January 1, 2021.
👉 Next step: final adoption through written procedure. Deadline: Tomorrow, 3:00 p.m. #TCA #COREPER 🇪🇺🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/k76Iei9xm0
– Sebastian Fischer (@SFischer_EU) December 28, 2020
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