The EU will push Central Asian states to sign up to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, despite internal division on whether human rights should be pushed down the list of priorities as Brussels tries to build new relations with the authoritarian, gas-rich countries.
"The EU and its member states are determined to share, with the Central Asian states their experience in the adoption of necessary legal adjustments required to accede to the Rome statute of the Internatio...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.