WTO celebrated the Centenary mark of Nelson Mandela, with publishing the speech he gave at the WTO ministerial in 1998 marking the 50th anniversary of the GATT. Link to the speech
At the EU-Japan summit in Tokyo, Presidents Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, signed today the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The trade agreement is the biggest ever negotiated by the EU and will create an open trade zone covering over 600 million people. As a response to the …
These days are days when the EU and UK negotiators are talking about the next steps of the process. EU is digesting the UK White Paper and mo official repsonse has been published yet. The clock is ticking and the world is waiting. Where will Brexit go? It is a complicated matter and anybody …
WCO has released its framework of standards on cross-border eCommerce, which is still mainly an overarching document – but all guidance on this extremely important topic for all of is welcome. WCO writes that Customs administrations need to engage with all relevant stakeholders with a view to collectively defining the appropriate approach to adopt …
Manny ‘PacMan’ Pacquiao night back in the ring. With his first knockout in nine years he won the title match last might against Argentinian Lucas Matthysse. “I lost to a big fairy and a big legend in Manny Pacquiao, Matthysse said after the loss. Last Manny Pacquiao, 39, went to a match in July …
So it is time for some time in Boulouris-sur-mer outside Saint Raphael on the Cote d’Azur in France. We have the last ten years spent part of the year here in our place in Provence, and we absolutely love it here. It is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and I know …
Today Belgium won its first ever medal in a fotball World Cup when beating England 2-0, after goaös from Meurnier and Hazard (Sweden has two medals, a silver from 1958 and a bronze from 1994). It was however after the game clear that the Belgian players weren’t very happy woth the third place, they …
New mitigation attempts and alliances could come as a result of the emerging trade war. If not this one, maybe others. Good or bad? Nobody knows. An article on Business Insider is comtemplating the scenario we now see. See the article here below. ‘China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a …
The Customs administrations are all part of a big family. This is a Customs family photo of Directors-General responsible for customs in the EU. #50CU #CustomsUnion
Princess Juliana Airport in St Maarten is often named as one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Sandwiched between a busy beach on one side and a mountain on the other, the Caribbean airport is renowned as one of the world’s most dangerous spots to go plane watching. Big jets swoop in …
Earlier today the UK Government Brexit White Paper was published. 104 pages. A document outlining the UK position the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union post- Brexit. In the foreword written by PM Theresa May, she stresses that: “In short, the proposal set out in this White Paper would honour …
The 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII), released on Wednesday, ranked Sweden as the third most innovative country behind only Switzerland and the Netherlands. Sweden dropped one spot from last year’s index, swapping positions with the Netherlands. Compiled by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and France’s INSEAD business school, the innovation study is …
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Now we are counting down the hours for the post-Checkers agreeemnt Brexit White paper. Soon we will see.
The Boss. There is only one. Bruce Springsteen has released new live material. It is amazing. I have written many times about how Brice Springsteen was my first hero. It was 1978. I listened to ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ and I was forever lost. He was my working class hero. Inlistened to …
While UK Government has agreed on a negotiation position designed by Theresa May and her inner circle team at the Checkers this weekend – and while the White Paper is being finalized for publication, there are still news every day rocking the boat. Yesterday Brexit Secretary and Negotiator David Davies resgined. With him another …
The World Trade Organization is urging nations to resolve trade tensions, warning that restrictive trade measures would have a harmful impact on the global economy. The group refuses to weigh in on what appears to be the start of a trade war between the United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies. China …
Sometimes football really is the beautiful game. Witout the diving, fallling, rolling. Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf and Marcus Rashford normally both plays for Manchester United.
World Cup 2018 is over for Sweden, yesterday we lost the quarterfinal against England with 0-2. England won sonce they were a better team yesterday. We did not do a good first half, while we had three really open good chabces to score in the second half – everytime denied by Pickford in the …
Yesterday France – my favourite for the title before the tournament – and Belgium won their querterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, France beat two times World Champions Uruguay 2-0 and Belgium won over five times champions Brazil 2-1. The semifinal France-Belgium will be a fantastic game. The golden generation of Belgium facing …
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