Belarus is on the way to joining Burma as the second country in history to get kicked out of the EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) on trade, with the European Commission dropping hints it will recommend the move to member states in June or July.
"We can expect in the weeks to come that the commission will convey a recommendation to the council," a commission official told EUobserver on Tuesday (13 June), adding "We are lacking at this stage satisfactory evidence that Belarus...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.