BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

21/07/2006

Belgium : Belarus can still introduce reforms over summer

The European Commission has confirmed it will recommend expelling Belarus from the EU's low-tariff trade regime - the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) - in September, but pushed back formalities for two months due to "technical reasons."

A commission official told EUobserver on Thursday (20 July) that the Brussels executive has already taken the decision after Belarus failed to improve trade union rights over the past year. "Nothing has changed with regard to Belarus' lack of compliance with GSP standards," he said.

Source:

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/daily-textile-industries-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=20199