6. Mai 2014

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EU fordert eine Menschenrechtsklausel im Zusammenhang mit der Vereinbarung über Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit von EU und Japan

Japan Times - NEWS, 6. Mai 2014
EU demands human rights clause linked to economic partnership agreement with Japan
JIJI, MAY 6, 2014
BRUSSELS – The European Union is insisting on a human rights clause linked to a proposed economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Japan, it was learned Monday.
In negotiations between the EU and Japan on a strategic partnership agreement (SPA), which are held in parallel with their EPA talks, the EU is calling for a clause that allows Brussels to suspend the EPA if Japan engages in human rights violations, informed sources said.
While the EU says the clause in the SPA also allows Japan to do the same if the EU violates human rights, Tokyo is strongly opposed to the demand, the sources said.