There is no doubt that the outcome of the UK General Election yesterday has removed some of the uncertainty around Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again proved to be a very strong campaign politician. The Conservatives won a ‘landslide victory’ in the election and reach their best result since Margaret Thatcher’s days. …
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Today Sweden and some of the Other Scandinavian countries celebrates Lucia. Lucia is a festival celebrated on December 13, as well as the name of the main character. In Sweden, Lucia, together with the advent, marks the beginning of the Christmas celebration. The Swedish Lucia is a mixture of both pre-Christian and Christian figures …
Tonight my club Malmö FF beat FCK Copenhagen away 1-0. We are best in Scandinavia! Our Icelandic star player Arnor Traustasson scored the goal. We are getting closer to the top clubs of Europe every year. The victory also meant that we won Group B of the uEGA Europa League. We are qualified for …
This week, FIESP, arranged a successful event with 700 people celebrating that it is five years since the development of AEO Brazil started. The event was organized in Sao Paulo. AEO Brazil is the Trusted Trader Programme of the future, already here! I am extremely proud to be mentioned in this context, knowing what …
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Today UK holds a General Election (GE Day). The campaigning has for sox weeks been focused on Brexit, so it is easy to name this also a Brexit election. GE Day is also B Day – as in Brexit Day, On one side the Conservatives, clearly advocating an organized Brexit with the Withdrawal Agreement …
Greta Thunberg, the teen activist from Sweden who has urged immediate action to address a global climate crisis, was named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2019 on Wednesday. She is the youngest person to have ever received the accolade. Thunberg, 16, was lauded by Time for starting an environmental campaign in August …
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Soon. Only hours now. We are all interested in what will happen. Customs in the center of an historical event.
Great event today – with 700 people celebrating AEO Brazil – the Trusted Trader Programme of the future, already here! I am extremely proud to be mentioned in this context, knowing what AEO Brazil means to the Brazilian foreign trade and overall economy. One of the participants, Alexandre Lira, wrote on LinkedIn: “700 people …
Swedish artist Robyn’s song ‘Dancing On My Own’ changed the sound of pop, indie and dance. Now the music magazine Rolling Stone has nominated Robyn’s hit Dancing on my own from 2010 as the best song of the decade. Robyn’s Grammys Award-winning hit is annpunced as the best song of the decade, according to …
HBR writes that fifty years have passed since the publication of The Peter Principle, but its rule still applies today. “In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties,” noted Laurence J. Peter, the educator behind this famous work. His theory postulates that most …
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The Customs Department will take the ease of doing business initiatives to the next level by rolling out the concept of faceless assessment of cargo across the country over the next few months, whereby consignments will be assessed by a virtual group irrespective of where the Bill of Entry is filed, a top official …
The AEO Brazil success continues and the Trusted Trader Programme continues to grow. The upcoming FIESP AEO Brazil 5 years celebration conference is now sold out with 700 participants.
The EU has the world’s largest network of trade agreements. Further strengthening Europe’s global leadership by closing additional trade deals is a key priority of the new EU Commission. Source: EU Trade
It had been another year in the air. Many days in London, United Kingdom and Brussels due to Brexit. Brexit, the biggest Customs change in our lifetime. We also have a lot of project activities in the Middle East, South America, Africa and Asia. We are doing most of our work in Europe right …
How can the international community turn some of the world’s poorest, landlocked countries, into thriving, land-linked nations? Today at the UN Headquarters, Member States renewed their commitments made, to lift the 32 countries designated as Landlocked Developing Countries, or LLDCs, out of poverty. The irigrammevis called, “Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries …
After some weeks in United States for the UN Climate meeting and many other engagements, 16 year old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is now back in Europe after weeks at sea. Greta sailed to and from U.S to protect the environment. She is now in Lisbon, Portugal on her way to Madrid for …
EU:s foresight project’ The Future of Customs 2040′ is developed in cooperation with the European Commission, Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD). A number of influential people has been invited to do a series of work shols about the future of Customs. One of the visionary experts participating is my best …
Yesterday our partner The Institute of Export and International Trade (IoE) celebrated the annual graduation ceremony for this years’ students at Mansion House in London. Great event and wonderful to participate with a Key Note Speech. It is always great to see new professionals entering our field and also to see graduates develop with …
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The world’s first Digital Customs Academy is here, developed by KGH along with partners. Now you can get the skills and knowledge you need for inyernational trade & to prepare for Brexit. #UKCustomsAcademy Read our folder for more information: UK Customs Academy The best news of all, the worlds’ first Digital Customs Academy is …
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I visited Getlink for meetings today. The Eurotunnel is one of the busiest borders in the world and it also happens to be one of the key flows in a potential post-Brexit environment. I am very impressed by the Brexit preparations done so far. I was here for a Getlink/Eurotunnel Brexit conference about a …
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