国际英语资讯:Spotlight: How prepared is EU for no-deal Brexit?
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 7-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wish">wish</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="frenziedly">frenziedly</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="April">April</span> 12, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="true">true</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="published">published</span> 90 <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span> <span word="notices">notices</span>, <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="over">over</span> 40 <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>?</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="revert">revert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WTO">WTO</span>) <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="impacting">impacting</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reintroduced">reintroduced</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="advising">advising</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="declarations">declarations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excise">excise</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Value">Value</span> <span word="Added">Added</span> <span word="Tax">Tax</span> (<span word="VAT">VAT</span>) <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="VAT">VAT</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="VAT">VAT</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="VAT">VAT</span> <span word="refunds">refunds</span>.</p>
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