The European Parliament approved two agreements on Tuesday 12 September seeking to boost trade in agricultural products between the EU and Iceland.
Under the terms of an agreement on additional trade preferences for agricultural products, passed by 637 votes to 8, with 46 abstentions, almost 90% of EU agricultural products will have duty-free access to the Icelandic market. The EU will enjoy increased quotas, in particular, for cheese, beef, pig meat and poultry, and Iceland will gain...