New Year brings final Brexit split between EU and UK
By DW
09 January 2021 |
7:01 pm
Britain's Brexit transition period is over; the country has left the EU's Customs Union and Single Market. Friday's public holiday meant little cross-Channel freight traffic and none of the much-feared border queues.
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