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GSP Plus: EU urges Pakistan to prioritise implementation over legislation

Pakistan Published 21 October 2026, 19:29 · archived 21 Oct 2026

The European Union has urged Pakistan to prioritise the effective implementation of its existing commitments over legislation to retain benefits under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade arrangement. Speaking at a meeting with the Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) in Karachi, EU Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis said the bloc was not introducing new standards under the scheme but expected demonstrable improvements in areas of concern, particularly human rights and the rule of law. The EU GSP+ is a trade incentive arrangement that allows eligible developing countries, i...

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