China News Service, April 28. According to Reuters, on the 28th local time, the European Parliament passed the EU-UK trade agreement with an overwhelming majority vote.
The report pointed out that this cleared the last obstacle for the full approval of the agreement.
On January 29, 2020, the European Parliament approved the "Brexit" agreement.
The picture shows the parliamentarians holding high the banner of "Forever Unity" after the voting.
China News Agency issued photos for EU
According to reports, the European Parliament announced on the same day that it passed the trade agreement with 660 votes in favor, 5 votes against and 32 abstentions.
According to the report, the voting process took place on the 27th local time, but due to the new crown epidemic prevention restrictions, the results were not released on the same day.
The report pointed out that with the passage of the EU-UK trade agreement in the European Parliament, four years of intense negotiations, debates and lingering "suspicions" between the EU and the UK have come to an end.
At the same time, Britain’s 47-year membership in the European Union also came to an end.
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially "Brexit" and ceased to be a member of the European Union. Subsequently, the EU-UK relations entered a transitional period.
According to the "Brexit" agreement reached by the two parties, the transition period is scheduled to end on December 31, 2020 Brussels time.
According to EU procedures, although the EU and the UK have successively completed the "political breakup" and "economic breakup", the "Brexit" of the UK will eventually be "closed" by the European Parliament that approves the EU-UK trade agreement.