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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7824409" data-attributes="member: 92282">Government firm on EUThe Sri Lankan government says it has taken the necessary measures to  mitigate the impact created by the loss of GSP plus from the EU and  added that there will not be any change in the government position  regarding the EU conditions.    “We will not accept the conditions put forward by the EU. We are very  clear on that. The Sri Lankan government has made alternative  arrangements to mitigate the impact. The GSP loss is only around 85  Million Euros and we are also looking at other markets to meet our  needs,” Minister Rambukwella told Daily mirror online.    The EU has expressed regret over Sri Lanka’s decision to remain silent  on the proposals by the EU for Sri Lanka to obtain a temporary extension  of the GSP plus benefits by meeting some conditions.    "We very much regret the choice of Sri Lanka not to take up an offer  made in good faith and in line with the EU commitment to a global human  rights agenda. We will however keep the door open for Sri Lanka to  return to talks," EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton said in a  statement today. "Our precedent-setting offer sought to recognise some  tangible progress yielded during these last months of dialogue," added  EU Commissioner Karel De Gucht. "We hope that these results, however  partial, will be sustained, in line with the incentivising  characteristics of GSP+."    Based on dialogue with the Sri Lankan authorities on shortcomings in  its implementation of three UN human rights conventions, the EU in June  offered to delay the entry into force of the Council decision by a  further six months. In exchange, it asked for tangible and sustainable  progress on a number of outstanding issues. In the absence of a reply  from the authorities in Colombo by 1 July, the Commission is not in a  position to table a proposal with a view to delaying the Council  Decision, the EU said.                    Dailymirror"The GSP loss is only around 85  Million Euros and we are also looking at other markets to meet our  needs,”Funny comment from the minister <img src="http://www.animated-gifs.eu/emoticons/0002.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Joint Apparels Association Federation (JAAF) puts the the loss at US$ 500 million (Euro 400 million / Rs. 56 billion) per yearother markets  ? moon ? mars ? <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/rolleyes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes    :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

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