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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9942
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/honduras

Call for suspension of GSP+

Strasbourg, 14/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - Willy Meyer, elected member of the Spanish Left, Luis Yanez-Barnuevo Garcia, Spanish Socialist, and Raul Romeva i Rueda, Spanish Regionalist, have drafted a declaration condemning the military coup against Jose Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras. They give their support to mediation by the president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias. MEPs approve the suspension of talks on the EU-Central America association agreement until democracy has been restored in Honduras. They also call for suspension of all cooperation and trading facilities under the GSP+ (Generalised System of Preferences Plus). The declaration is open to signature by other MEPs. The European Parliament is to discuss the situation in Honduras on Thursday 15 July as part of a debate with the Commission and Council. No vote is expected this week. (O.J./transl.jl)

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