CAMBODIA-POLITICS-VOTE — Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers his address beofore a huge gathering for garment workers in Phnom Penh on August 15, 2018. Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party claimed it won all 125 parliamentary seats in the deeply flawed July 29 poll, cementing the country as a one-party state and extending his 33-year grip on power. / AFP PHOTO / -

Cambodia PM says EU holding country ‘hostage’ with tariff threats

In October, the European Union threatened to withdraw the duty-free Everything But Arms scheme (EBA), which benefits exports from Cambodia's garment and footwear sector.

January 13, 2019

by AFP

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen blasted the European Union on Saturday, January 12, for holding the country “hostage” with threats to axe trade preferences after it held elections with no credible opposition.

The EU threatened in October to withdraw the duty-free Everything But Arms scheme (EBA), which benefits exports from Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector, the largest formal employer.

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