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Head-on collision
De Volkskrant discusses the latest events adding to the tensions between the EU and the UK. Most recently, the EU has dismissed PM Boris Johnson's proposal for a deal, pointing out that custom controls between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are likely to take place in one way or another. Johnson has been discussing the matter bilaterally with European leaders this week, with little success, with Downing street hinting that Brexit deal is impossible. Meanwhile, Johnson is blaming the UK Parliament, the judges and the EU for the dead-end situation, leading to further annoyance in Brussels. On Tuesday, European Council President Donald Tusk accused Johnson on Twitter of playing a “stupid blame game”. That same day, the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign published a picture of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel with the headline “We did not win two world wars to be bullied by a Kraut”.
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Pasta e basta?
Yesterday, Italian newspaper La Repubblica wrote about the potential consequences faced in the case of a No-Deal Brexit for the Italian food and beverage industry. A recent analysis by the British law firm CMS has stated that Italian companies selling these goods to the UK may face liability risks with a No-Deal Brexit. One of the main threats for these goods would concern labeling, the newspaper reports -- according to the Food Labelling Regulation, new rules would apply in terms of listing the country or place of origin. The geographical indications (GIs) would no longer be protected by EU Regulation, which may lead to uncontrollable label counterfeiting. This eventuality might harm the Italian wine and dairy industries, especially the export of Prosecco and parmesan respectively.
The article in Italian: Brexit: che conseguenze per l'industria alimentare italiana?
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Life for Brits after Brexit
Spiegel has asked five Britons living abroad in the EU how they expect Brexit might impact their lives. Faced with the unknown, they share a similar kind of angst. Helen Mallaburn, a business owner who lives in France, is afraid she might lose her right to move freely across borders and do business abroad. Louise Saberton, who moved to Malta with her husband, is worried about the impact of the falling pound on the prices of rent. Emily Dobson, who has been living in France since she was three years old, now studies in the Netherlands and is well aware that Brexit might mean the end of her freedom of movement. Roger Boaden moved to the French countryside with his wife, both suffering from life-threatening illnesses. In a no-deal scenario, they would lose the cost-sharing for their medicines which under EU law can be covered by France and the UK at the same time.
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Brexit goes down the drain
And now for something completely different: British MPs appear to be concerned about toilet paper supply after Brexit, reports the Slovenian newspaper Dnevnik. The Welsh MP Jonathan Edwards used a written question in parliament to ask the government how long supplies should last if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Essity, which produces toilet paper for the UK, has warned that its ability to continue a smooth flow of supplies might not withstand long-term border delays or panic buying expected in the event of Britain's no-deal departure from the EU. UK Government Minister Simon Hart responded by stating that leaving without an agreement would “prioritise the flow of goods” in order to “minimise additional tensions”.
The article in Slovenian: Britanske poslance skrbi oskrba s toaletnim papirjem po brexitu
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