🃏📆 Historians and folklorists suggest #AprilFoolsDay might originate from the #Roman festival of Hilaria or possibly the #French transition to the Gregorian calendar in 1582.
👉 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/april-fools-day-origins
#history #tradition #culture #education #folklore #europe #spring #customs #trivia
How #ThomsonReuters Powers #ICE and #Palantir
Thomson Reuters, the media company which is also a #databroker , has long provided underlying personal data for #Immigration and #Customs #Enforcement (ICE) tools, according to documents obtained by 404 Media and sources. There are also indications its data is now part of the Palantir system ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target.
#privacy #security #surveillance
https://www.404media.co/how-thomson-reuters-powers-ice-and-palantir/
The final round of the competition for the head of the customs service: there are candidates, but the system remains unchanged. Yevhen Plinsky explains the choices facing the new leader.
#customs #NABU #competition #Ukraine
https://zn.ua/eng/ukraine-chooses-its-top-customs-official-but-what-for-.html

Is it possible to reform customs without reforming the broader government system? We examine why the competition for the position of head of the State Customs Service, initiated by the IMF, appears to be a “show” for international partners, and who is actually in control of this process.
Punto Informatico: Riforma delle dogane: nuova tassa sui pacchi in Europa
La riforma doganale prevede una nuova tassa di gestione dei pacchi che si aggiungerà al dazio di 3 euro e alla possibile tassa di 2 euro italiana.
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Customs reform: new tax on packages in Europe
The customs reform introduces a new handling fee for packages that will be added to the 3 euro customs duty and a possible 2 euro Italian tax.
#Customs #Europe #3euro #Italian
https://www.punto-informatico.it/riforma-dogane-nuova-tassa-pacchi-europa/
France will host the new EU customs authority in Lille.
The northern French city of Lille was chosen by European Parliament representatives and EU member states to host a new customs authority.
The new body is part of the EU’s overhaul of its customs rules and centralise European efforts to tackle fierce pressure from a myriad of issues, including the proliferation of e-commerce.
It is expected to start work in 2028.