The Federal Customs Service of Russia supported the proposal to open 5% of parcels arriving from abroad. This was stated by the head of the Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov. “We would not want to be accused of excessive bureaucratic zeal in this regard. Therefore, 5% or 25% - ...

The West is convinced that Ukraine can successfully carry out reforms and become a modern, independent country. This is most evident in Odessa, where Mikheil Saakashvili, a former Georgian president and an implacable critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is leading an almost crusade against corruption, BBC correspondent Tom writes ...

The United States government has returned to French authorities Pablo Picasso's painting "The Hairdresser," which was discovered by U.S. customs officials in New York during a smuggling attempt in December 2014. The transfer of the painting, which was considered missing for the last 14 years and is estimated at $15 million, took place at the French Embassy...

Ukraine intends to transfer four customs houses - Transcarpathian, Lviv, Volyn and Chernivtsi - to the management of the British company Crown Agents, said Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. According to Yatsenyuk, the transfer will take place “as soon as possible.” The purpose of this innovation, according to the prime minister, is to restore order...

The head of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili and the US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Brownfield signed a memorandum of cooperation on the creation of a single center for administrative services and customs reform. The United States will also assist in providing free legal services to volunteers and training police officers. As Brownfield noted, USA ...

Israeli customs officials thwarted an attempt to smuggle two Argentine tegu cubs into the country. The lizards were found hidden in the socks of an Israeli returning from Holland. The owner of reptiles growing up to one and a half meters in length did not have the necessary certificates from the veterinary service with him ...