25 Feb 2020 --- European ministers are meeting to approve a mandate for post-Brexit talks with the UK. A future trade relationship with the UK is vital for the EU, as the UK is the single largest trading partner of the EU with a total value of food and drink trade of €47.5 billion (US$51.5 billion) in 2018, according to reports by FoodDrinkEurope. As the bloc prepares for its formal talks with the UK government to take place on March 1, European food and beverage stakeholders rally behind a UK-EU free-trade deal that would ultimately help avoid “damaging implications” for the industry and workers.
