Participated in the ’Use of Big Data and Data Analytics for Smarter Border Control’ panel at the virtual International Summit on Borders today. #ISOB2020 ISoB is one of the best international conferences.
The Swedish Customs’ seizure of drugs has increased during the pandemic despite entry bans and closed borders. We have seizured more cannabis and more cocaine during these six months than we did throughout 2019, says Charlotte Svensson, head of the Swedish Customs, to Ekot. The largest increase is in cocaine. The Swedish Customs has …
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On 28 September, the European Commission launched a new Customs Union Action PlanSearch for available translations of the preceding link•••, setting out a series of measures to make EU customs smarter, more innovative and more efficient. The Action Plan proposes steps such as improved use of data, better tools and equipment, the promotion of …
Congrats Mr. Cool. Today the most elegant man in pop music, Bryan Ferry, turns 75 today. We are going to play Street Life all day. If you want to listen too, click here: Street life
A post-Brexit trade deal “can and must be made”, the organisation representing British businesses has said ahead of further UK-EU trade talks on Monday. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry, said it was the time for “the spirit of compromise to shine through”. The Brexit transition period, in which …
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Looking forward to speak at the International Summit on Borders Virtual next week. ISoB is the leading thinktank on borders. Check out the session agenda – hope you’ll join me Sept 29-30 for the premier border security event of the year. Register here: https://www.internationalsummitonborders.com/
Today Steve Baker, MP, writes a än excellent article in The Telegraph. Baker says; ”To prevent harm, liberty is routinely constrained. Even great heroes of liberal thought such as Friedrich Hayek teach that fundamental liberties can be suspended to preserve freedom in the long run. So I acquiesced in the fast passage of the …
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Bruce Springsteen today released a new single from his upcoming E Street Band album, ’Letter to you’. The song ’Ghost’ is the best music The Boss has written in two decades. Great song, you can listen to it here: Bruce Springsteen: Ghost
Interesting article in The Times. That is what I have heard from my sources as well. James Forsyth writes in The Times that in a boost for Johnson, breakthroughs on Northern Ireland and trade look set to remove key obstacles to an agreement. There is cautious but growing optimism in Whitehall that there will …
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Watch out members of the Oscars Academy Award jury. Convincing movie legend Anthony Hopkins to star in your first-ever film is a tall order for any director. But Florian Zeller — the acclaimed French writer, adapting his own play “The Father” for the big screen — was so determined, he even changed his main …
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Søren Skou, the dynamic CEO of our new owner A.P. Moller-Maersk, visited our KGH Customs Services group HQ in Gothenburg for strategic discussions and to meet staff. Mr. Skou visited us in Gothenburg together with several of his top level management colleagues. It was a great and positive meeting and we are exited for …
Soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the latest global athlete to test positive for Covid-19. The striker made the announcement on Twitter, writing that he tested negative on Wednesday but positive on Thursday, ahead of a Europa League match against Bodø/Glimt. “No symptoms what so ever,” the ever confident star said. “Covid had the …
Brexit trade deal hopes on the rise as progress is made on financial services. Meanwhile, Barnier rolls back threat to NI trade and Japan’s new PM welcomes Britain’s interest in joining the CPTPP. UK ‘confident’ a Brexit trade deal can be done: Hopes of a last minute Brexit trade deal are on the rise …
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The World FZO New World Model Online Conference from 15-17 September 2020 was a great success with more than 3000 attendees from 150 countries. Here is a link to our panel on ’Customs and Border Management under shrinking supply chains’.
Trade adviser, Shanker Singham, had claimed today an implementation period could be used following the end of the transition. This would allow both sides the needed time to implement elements of the Brexit deal. In response, however, the EU said: “The transition period ends on 31 December. It cannot be extended.” Speaking to the …
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Michael Gove, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, presented a statement plus Q&A on Brexit preparations in the House of Commons today. The idea with the publication of todays’ paper on Readonable worst case scenario day 1 (January 1sr 2021) is to warn the border industry and wake up the business environment to prepare …
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Only a quarter of UK businesses are ready for the end of the Brexit transition period in less than four month’s time, Boris Johnson’s government has revealed. Michael Gove, the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, on Wednesday told the House of Commons that a government survey had found that while 78% of businesses …
Why have we progressed more in the last few hundred years than in the previous tens of thousands before? My friend Johan Norberg has written a fantastic book that gives insights into our current world. ”Mr. Norbergs ’Open’ is clear, colorful and convincing, marshalling evidence from a range of aras of civilization…often amusing as …
What a great story! Swedish super producer Max Martin wrote a song for a dance video with children showing how to avoid Covid-19|Corona infection in Ghana. The video is a cooperation between Sweden/Ghana. The video is broadcasted on Ghana’s overthrown TV channel six times a day. Two dance teachers in Nima, one of the …
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Minister Michael Gove issues warning to hauliers to prepare. U.K. says flow of freight at Dover could be reduced by 80% in worst case scenarios. I don’t believe that the worst case scenario will happen, on the other hand I don’t believe in a best case scenario either. This is the biggest customs change …
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