On Monday 24 April, European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan called for the UK to remain in the customs union after the country leaves the EU (Brexit), and he derided British Prime Minister Theresa May's project of establishing a post-Brexit trade "empire" through sealing bilateral agreements in all directions by means of compromises on the level of agri-food standards.
"In her statement to Parliament on 17 January, PM May spoke about reaching a completely new customs arrangement...