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Objection to GSP+ status for Kyrgyzstan

Summary

The European Parliament opposes granting the Kyrgyz Republic special GSP+ trade preferences due to serious failures in implementing international human rights and labor conventions.
10 20.01.2016
Other
trade
justice
human rights
international relations
employment and working conditions

Key points

  • The European Parliament objects to granting special trade preferences (GSP+) to the Kyrgyz Republic.
  • To qualify for GSP+ status, countries must fulfill specific conditions and implement international conventions.
  • There are serious concerns regarding widespread torture and the failure to investigate abuses in police custody.
  • Reports indicate ethnic conflicts and biased treatment of minority groups in legal proceedings.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 25 November 2015 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
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