The tariff on a fresh apple coming into the EU is 7 per cent, but a dried apple only attracts 3 per cent. However, if you stew the apple it rises to 16 per cent.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have confirmed this morning that a deal has been struck between the EU and UK Government, enabling Phase 1 of the Brexit negotiations to conclude and talks on future trade deals to commence.
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DUP leader Arlene Foster has voiced a desire for the party to be more involved in Brexit talks. There is a case to be made for that stance.
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The high stakes of today’s decision on whether ‘sufficient progress’ has been achieved on the initial three strands of the EU-UK Brexit negotiations took many by surprise.
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Saturday’s DUP conference capped a tumultuous year in politics, one in which Stormont power-sharing ground to halt, a subsequent election reduced the party’s status as the largest in the Northern Ireland Assembly to a razor-thin, one-seat, 1200-vote majority, and a snap Westminster poll handed it the balance of power in parliament.
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