Customs reform: EU Council agrees on partial negotiating mandate
Die Verwaltung der Zollunion soll zentralisiert werden, aber nur sehr langsam. (Lukasz Kobus (EC Audiovisual Service))
Two years after the European Commission proposed a sweeping customs reform, the EU Council has now adopted a partial negotiating mandate, paving the way for trilogue negotiations. However, key details – such as the proposed new handling fee and the removal of the EUR 150 duty-free threshold – remain unresolved.
