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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12228
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Customs

Commission declines consequences of restoring customs controls with United Kingdom in event of no-deal Brexit

In the event of an exit from the EU without an agreement by the United Kingdom on 12 April next, customs will be one of the main sectors concerned. A few days before the deadline, Wednesday 3 April, the European Commission wanted to recall all the preparations made in this field (see EUROPE B12136A10) and especially the various consequences. 

In practical terms, if the United Kingdom were to leave without an agreement, it would become a non-Member State overnight, with all the legal...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: for Mr Juncker, agreement on an orderly Brexit must be approved before 12 April if London wants to delay its exit from EU until 22 May
FUTURE OF EU: Stefan Löfven insists on defending fundamental values in EU
TRANSPORT: European Parliament will indeed decide on ‘mobility’ package I on Thursday 4 April
WOMEN: EU accession to Istanbul Convention, European Parliament ready to refer matter to Court of Justice
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Commission wants to strengthen its tools to monitor respect for Rule of law in Member States
POLAND: new infringement procedure concerning disciplinary measures taken against 'critical' judges
EP 2019: Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedoms will not have one Spitzenkandidat, but twenty-seven
SECTORAL POLICIES
CUSTOMS: Commission declines consequences of restoring customs controls with United Kingdom in event of no-deal Brexit
DIGITAL: “Prudent” guidelines on ethical dimension of artificial intelligence 
DIGITAL: new international association on ‘blockchain’
JUSTICE: European Parliament calls on Romania to stop obstructing process of selecting Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
JHA: MEPs confirm agreement reached with Council of the EU on post-Brexit visa-free regime for British citizens
AGRICULTURE: for Esther Herranz García, the compromise reached on the post-2020 CAP is “the best deal possible”
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: no agreement yet between EU Member States on trade mandates
TRADE: Commission clarifies its objectives for negotiations on electronic commerce
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: synthesis report on implementation of SDGs by EU and 28 Member States will be presented in New York in July
MEDITERRANEAN: ministers agree on four priority actions for employment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Commission paves way for new tranche of aid to be released
ECONOMY: composition of ‘Wieser’ group in charge of European financial architecture for development
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament awaiting proposal from EU Council to break deadlock on coordination of social security systems
SOCIAL: for European Court of Auditors, Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived lacks efficiency
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Single Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Financial Instrument, Linda McAvan regrets lack of agreement in Council on budgetisation of EDF
AGRICULTURE: Commission protects a geographical indication from Cambodia
BRUNEI: EU condemns entry into force of sentences amounting to torture
CITIZENSHIP: Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on respect for rule of law
EMPLOYMENT: Jürgen Siebel appointed Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
ENTERPRISES: construction SMEs present their manifesto for the European elections
FRANCE: Paris expects a nominal deficit of 3.1% of GDP in 2019
INDUSTRY: European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee has followed 64 legislative acts over five years
LIBYA:  EU mobilises €6 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable populations
AUDIOVISUAL: conditions of access to advertisers deemed unequal by a new study