The formal launch by the European Commission of the procedure for the temporary suspension of the Everything but arms (EBA) preference regime on Monday 11 February leaves Phnom Penh six months to convince the European Union of the improvement of human and labour rights in Cambodia.
In January, Member States gave the green light to the proposal of the Commission and the European External Action Service, notified in October 2018 (see EUROPE 12125). The start of this process opens a...