BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

14/06/2006

Belarus set to be ejected from GSP

BRUSSELS, June 14 (UPI) -- The European Union is moving to eject Belarus from its Generalized System of Preferences on trade.

The EU's administrative arm, the European Commission, says it may recommend to members such a move, perhaps as soon as this month, the EU Observer reported Wednesday.

"We can expect in the weeks to come that the commission will convey a recommendation to the council," a commission official told EUobserver Tuesday, adding, "We are lacking at this stage satisfactory evidence that Belarus is in compliance with (International Labor Organization) commitments."

The only other country to be ejected from the GSP is Myanmar.

Source:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060614-032730-4427r