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Sri Lanka: EU delegation hold talks with Wickremesinghe, assures support t
Updated : 13 hours, 5 min ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and urged him to devote special attention to Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), IMF and Human Rights Council as it assured the island country
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EU urges Sri Lanka to work in full compliance with GSP+ commitments
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): The European Union (EU) expects the newly formed Sri Lankan government to work in full compliance with its GSP+ commitments.
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US seems less interested in trade with Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): Pakistan's dismal record in labour conditions, human rights, religious freedom and governance can turn out to be roadblocks in its attempts to secure a General System of Preferences (GSP) favour from the United States, according to a media report.
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China's cryptic involvement in Pakistan's textile industry makes EU concer
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Chinese debt-trap diplomacy could eventually exploit the textile industry in Pakistan to reap by proxy the benefit of the European Union's GSP+ which benefits Islamabad from zero duty on several products.
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Pakistan refuses to abolish death penalty for GSP+
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Pakistan has refused to ratify the European Union (EU) conditions including the abolition of the death penalty for the extension of a new Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for 2024, according to local media.
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Pakistan risks losing GSP+ status as EU looks to prepare draft report
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): As the European Union (EU) looks to prepare a draft report on GSP+ status, Pakistan needs to work in several areas to avoid losing the special incentive arrangements of the EU that it has enjoyed for the last seven years.
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EU mission arrives in Pakistan to assess GSP+ norms implementation
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): A mission of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to assess the effective implementation of 27 international conventions.
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EU hints at continuation of Pakistan's GSP+ status after 2023
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A senior European Union diplomat on Monday indicated that the 'GSP Plus status beyond 2023 is possible for Pakistan' as the new government is committed to showing compliance with the high EU requirements, a local media reported.
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EU takes strong view on Pakistan's failure in complying under GSP Plus
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 12 (ANI): The European Union has taken a strong view on Pakistan's failure in complying under GSP Plus even after the country's lobbying for ensuring a smooth renewal of GSP Plus incentives for their country beyond 2023.
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EU toughens stance on compliances with Pakistan under GSP Plus
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Tightening sanctions on Pakistan's compliance under GSP Plus, the European Union is proposing to add five new conventions to reinforce the social, labour, environmental and climate dimensions of the scheme, as the current framework expires at the end of 202
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UK-based media outlet calls on EU to suspend Pak's favoured trading status
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], April 27 (ANI): On the grounds of continued human rights abuses in Pakistan, a London-based media outlet is set to host a program calling out for suspension of Pakistan's favoured GSP+ trading status with the European Commission which was approved by the EU parliament in April 2
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EU to decide on Pakistan's GSP+ status beyond 2023 after review; NGOs, ac
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 13 (ANI): The European Union's GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences - 'GSP+') status of Pakistan is under review for the period beginning 2024 and the country's NGOs, academics, trade unions and civil-society groups continue to be critical of compliances on even
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