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BREAKING: EU gives Britain two months to pay €2.7 bn over China customs fraud
The European Union on Monday gave Britain two months to recover 2 . 7 billion euros ( $ 3 . 3 billion ) in lost customs duties or risk referral to the EU ’ s top court after London allegedly ignored a scam by Chinese importers .
The demand , part of a so- called infringement action by Brussels , threatens to further inflame tensions amid fraught Brexit negotiations just days after an EU summit in Austria ended in acrimony .
“ The United Kingdom now has two months to act ; otherwise the Commission may refer the case to the Court of Justice of the EU , ” said a statement by the EU’ s executive arm .
Details Later … . .
( AFP )
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