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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12399

9 January 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION / Vietnam
Hanoi's lack of clarity on its human rights commitments embarrasses MEPs
Brussels, 08/01/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Vietnamese government remains vague about its concrete commitments to implement the sustainable provisions of the EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement (see EUROPE B12364A18). MEPs do not appreciate this vagueness with less than 2 weeks to go before the vote on the agreement in committee.

In a letter dated 6 January, Nguyên Xuân Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, replied to the intergroup letter co-signed by the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe and ECR (see EUROPE B12394A21), stressing that his government...

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