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A Estratégia da UE para a Ásia Central, revista pela última vez em 2015, celebra o seu 10.º aniversário no presente ano. A estratégia tem como objetivo a estabilidade e a prosperidade, promovendo, ao mesmo tempo, sociedades abertas, o Estado de direito, a democratização e a cooperação no domínio da diversificação e da segurança energéticas. O Parlamento destacou a importância dos direitos humanos, da boa governação e do desenvolvimento social. Nestes países existem níveis muito díspares de desenvolvimento ...

The European Union’s GSP+ scheme provides trade concessions to beneficiary countries and obliges them to ratify and effectively implement key international conventions on human rights and labour rights. The sectoral gains of GSP+ have thus far been concentrated on exports of apparel, textiles and processed fish. Such sectors are often located in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) where the governance of labour rights may differ from the rest of the country and fall below international legal standards ...

The elections to Mongolia's unicameral State Great Khural scheduled for 29 June 2016 will be held amidst a serious deterioration of the country's macroeconomic indicators caused by domestic and external factors. There is widespread voter scepticism as regards the ability of the national political elites to curb rising unemployment and poverty which affects a third of the population, as well as to eradicate pervasive corruption. The new election arrangements suggest a two-horse race between the ruling ...