On Monday 17 September, 32 MEPs linked their approval of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) to conditions on the respect of human rights in this country (see other article).
In a joint letter to High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, the MEPs say they believe it is "essential that the EU articulates a series of human rights benchmarks that Vietnam should meet before the EVFTA is...