In a draft report on the EU’s own resources currently being finalised, MEP Valérie Hayer (Renew Europe, French) proposes the introduction of a fair EU border tax, according to a press release published on Friday 13 January.
It would be a very concrete tool to “fight against the exploitation of people below the poverty line, who make trainers, t-shirts and other manufactured goods in poverty before these items are imported into Europe”, explains Ms Hayer.
This tax would require any...