The Philippines’ trade privileges with the EU may be extended for four more years despite fears that the government’s reluctance to cooperate with the ICC on human rights violations during the drug war may affect economic ties with the EU.
Asked whether or not plans of the government to “disengage” from the ICC in future legal proceedings will affect the GSP+, EU Ambassador to Manila Luc Veron said the two were currently “not legally tied.”“There is no legal obligation under the current EU GSP+ legislation, under which trade preferences are unilaterally granted by the EU to the Philippines, related to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,” Veron said in a text message on Friday.
The ambassador refused to comment on the plans of the government to boycott the international tribunal, saying they “highly value the independence of the International Criminal Court and of its judgments.”
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