The United Kingdom on Thursday signed a free trade agreement with Australia after Brexit, a compromise that opens the door to the Asia-Pacific region, but criticized the uncertainty gains and its environmental impact.

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Agreement “Historical” The subject of an agreement in principle between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was approved in a virtual ceremony in June. “Discussionists have now completed all the chapters”, According to a statement from the UK Department for International Trade. This is the first agreement London has reached since leaving the EU, effective January 1, and should not simply be a renewal or compliance with existing ones between the EU and other countries.

New standards and job opportunities

The text must be generated for consideration by Members of Parliament in Westminster 10. 10.4 billion extra trade excluding 100% tariffs (…) [leurs] Export “. Trade between the two countries was 13. 13.9 billion in 2020, accounting for only 1% of total UK trade. Establishing the contract “New global standards in digital and services will create new jobs and travel opportunities for Britons and Australians”, Underlined by the British Government.

London is proud of a sentence “Suitable for the UK Economy” Especially in areas of the country “A world leader like technology and digital”. British professionals in the service sector, including architects, lawyers or researchers, have access to work visas in Australia: “This is more than Australia promised to any other country in a free trade agreement.”, Welcome by the Ministry of International Trade. This compromise “Increases our chances of joining the Trans-Pacific Trade Treaty (CPTPP)”, Which brings together and carries the burden of eleven countries in the United States and Asia “, 8,400 billion in GDP”. Karan Bilimorian, President, CBI Employees’ Organization, welcomes the agreement “Complete and modern”, Who “UK opens new frontiers for businesses”.

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The United Kingdom already has agreements with the European Union, its largest trading partner, Japan, New Zealand, or even European countries that are not members of the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The country is in talks with India and talks on a free trade agreement with the six Arab Gulf states will begin in early October, trying to strengthen trade ties with the United States that could not be halted. From Washington. Boris Johnson had called for the EU to leave the country, promising that the UK had more financial potential. “Global Britain”, Where “Planetary Britain”.

Environmental concerns and breeders

The NGO Greenpeace, on its part, condemned the deal with the text “Not yet published” And who will “Not only one of the worst impacts of the climate, but one of the world’s major centers of deforestation.”This is in stark contrast to the British environmental goals of London, which are targeting carbon neutrality by 2050.

During the negotiations between the two countries, the British agricultural sector was concerned about competition from Australian products such as cheap beef and lamb through more industrial farming with more flexible sanitary standards. To reassure breeders, the text provides a limit on imports into British soil without customs duties for 15 years, especially through quotas, the British government said in a press release on Thursday that it had not provided details of the shutters in June.

London and Canberra have indicated that they would like to deepen their cooperation on the security side, as evidenced by the partnership between the so-called AUKUS, the so-called AUKUS, which actually angered Paris by canceling the deal to buy French submarines. With 55 billion euros in Australia.