THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/human rights

Parliament warns it will not give assent on agreements without “human rights/democracy” clause - Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner stresses need for positive, not punitive, implementation of clause

Strasbourg, 14/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - During a broadly consensual debate on the report by Vittorio Agnoletto (GUE/NGL, Italy) concerning the human rights and democracy clause in the agreements of the European Union with third countries, most speakers called, on 14 February, for this clause to be improved, and for it to be generally extended to all countries and all kinds of agreements (including trade and sector-specific agreements, on textiles for example - but during the debate,...