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yet somehow the UK managed to get the deal ratified, but the EU hasn't been able to
by blibble 5y ago
yet somehow the UK managed to get the deal ratified, but the EU hasn't been able to
- dijit 5y agothe... same deal the EU currently has? Yes, that's ratified. Both with the EU and the UK. Because that's what the "continuance" was. Canada _does_ have a trade deal with the EU, there's a more comprehensive Free-Trade (IE; not just a Trade agreement like the UK's) one that's on the table since 2016 but is actually already in active use, despite not being officially ratified. But that's different to the one that the UK has "continued".
- blibble 5y ago> despite not being officially ratified yes, which was what this entire thread was about we got there eventually
- dijit 5y agoBut the UK hasn't got the same one? It's not the same thing? Am I talking to a brick wall? Do you understand that the UK's deal is the same as what the EU had before the <<NEW DEAL>> that has yet to be ratified (but is in effect). And yes, it makes sense that it's quicker to say "we continue what we're doing" than it is to hash out a new trade agreement, especially a free trade agreement.