It’s about beef and cheese
Britain suspends trade talks with Canada
January 26, 2024, 5:59 p.m
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After Brexit, Great Britain needs new trading partners. The country has been negotiating an agreement with Canada for almost two years – but the dialogue has now been put on hold due to dissatisfaction. In addition to import regulations for food, there are also the export of cars.
Britain has suspended talks with Canada over a trade deal. The two countries had been negotiating with each other for two years after Brexit – now the talks are on hold, as the Ministry of Trade in London confirmed.
According to the PA news agency, there is a dispute over trading conditions for beef and cheese. “We will only negotiate agreements that benefit the British people and reserve the right to pause negotiations if progress is not made,” a British government spokeswoman said. “We are open to resuming discussions with Canada in the future.”
Great Britain left the European Union (EU) at the end of January 2020, and the country has no longer been a member of the EU customs union or the internal market since January 2021. Great Britain is therefore looking for its own trade agreements with various countries.
Great Britain and Canada have been negotiating a new agreement since March 2022. So far they have traded with each other on terms that correspond to those of Britain’s time in the EU, PA reported. Until now, Britain has been able to export cars and cheese to Canada without paying high import tariffs. According to the British broadcaster BBC, Canada should ask the UK to relax regulations on the use of hormones in beef. Great Britain, on the other hand, is bothered by high tariffs on cheese.
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