EP QUESTIONNAIRE
September 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLBRITAIN'S small shops and off-licences can expect no help from the incoming European Commission in their fight against personal alcohol and tobacco imports. Answering a European Parliament questionnaire ahead of assuming office in November, Latvia's Ingrida Udre promised to take a strong line on efforts to restrict this trade, assuming she is confirmed as taxation and customs union Commissioner. Udre said "systematic controls" on private travellers importing alcohol and tobacco Britain from abroad "are incompatible" with European Union (EU) treaty ...
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