EU rolls out small parcel levy to stem flow of cheap goods
The European Union will impose a three-euro duty on cheap parcels entering the 27-nation bloc from Wednesday, in a bid to stem a surge in low-value packages, mainly from China.
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Ireland takes over EU presidency with French naval help on security
Ireland takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Wednesday with French and British military assets expected to help protect a six-month programme of high-level meetings, as Dublin prepares for what security officials describe as…