October 25, 2026
Pakistan to Seek Fresh GSP+ Status From January 2027
The current framework expires in December 2026, with a grace period to December 2028. Officials say qualifying will require hectic lobbying and stricter compliance.
Articles for tag: compliance, European Union, exports, GSP, textiles, Trade
September 7, 2026
EU Ambassador Says GSP+ “Cannot Be Taken for Granted” as Bar Rises to 32 Conventions
EU ambassador Raimundas Karoblis has warned that Pakistan's GSP+ preferences "cannot be taken for granted" and that "the situation is not certain", with the successor scheme requiring compliance with 32 conventions rather than 27.
September 7, 2026
Thirty-Two Conventions
Three European interventions in five days have said the same thing: Pakistan's €732m in tariff preferences is conditional on enforced disappearances, blasphemy law and judicial independence. A column on what happens when rights become a trade term.
September 3, 2026
EU Review Finds Progress on Pakistan Reforms but Flags Disappearances and Media Freedom
The European Commission's GSP+ review credits Pakistan with narrowing the death penalty, new domestic violence law and ILO ratification, but flags enforced disappearances, media freedom and judicial independence. The EU takes 28pc of Pakistan's exports.
Pakistan and the EU are committed to strengthening trade and investment ties through the GSP Plus programme
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (left) and EU High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas during a meeting in Brussels, Germnay on November 22, 2025. — X/@ForeignOfficePk The meeting reviewed the entire spectrum of Pakistan-EU relations, says FO. Discussions covered South Asia, Afghanistan, the Middle East. Dar also meets different leaders on the sidelines of the ministerial forum. Pakistan and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to a broad, multidimensional and long-term partnership anchored on shared values, the United Nations Charter, multilateralism and the principles of mutual respect and cooperation, the Foreign Office said in a statement
July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump confirms details
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the White House will host an UFC event in 2026 as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Speaking to the Iowa State showrooms, Trump told supporters that promoting mixed martial arts would give a fight card to the White House, with space to accommodate about 25,000 spectators. “We will have some incredible events, some professional events, some amateur events,” Trump said. “But the UFC match will be a big deal too.” 🚨 Breaking: President Trump announces that this is a UFC race on the White House lawn for the 250th
Pakistan promotes GSP+ expansion to boost exports to EU
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif listens as an EU ambassador, Dr. Riina Kionka, speaks during a band at House Prime Minister on Friday. -Since The EU ambassador calls on the prime minister to discuss mutual ties. The Prime Minister greets a positive impulse in Pakistan-EU trade. He welcomes Pakistan-EU’s first business forum for May. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday confirmed Pakistan’s commitment to boost ties with the EU, underlining the continued benefits of the generalized Preferences Plus (GSP+) program for both sides. Welcome to positive dynamics in reciprocal relations, the prime minister stressed it during a meeting with EU ambassador
Commercial benefits to GSP+ associated with human rights progress: EU Top Envoy
EU special representative for Human Rights Ambassador Olof Skoog (right) at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. – EU website/file We encourage Pakistan to continue its reform course: Skoog Recognizes the important role of the Human Rights Committee. Invites head Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz to Lahore. ISLAMABAD: In the midst of a continuous evaluation under the GSP+trade plan, EU ambassador for the EU for Human Rights (EUSR), Olof Skoog, underlined progress in addressing a series of issues in Pakistan, including human rights, in order to address a series of issues in Pakistan benefited from GSP+. The EU’s leading
Belgian envoy warns of new GSP+ regulations
KARACHI: Belgian Ambassador Charles Delogne said that although the EU’s GSP Plus for Pakistan has been extended for another four years until 2027, a new GSP Plus regulation will come into force much earlier. Therefore, the business community of Pakistan should inform the political authorities that Pakistan should apply for the new arrangement under GSP+. Speaking at a meeting during his farewell visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the Belgian envoy pointed out that the GSP+ was more than just an agreement signed by the EU with those countries considered like-minded in some issues including human
The textile industry is looking for support to take full advantage of GSP Plus
LAHORE: The leadership of the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) has pledged that the value-added textile industry will work closely with the new government in a bid to boost exports and revive growth momentum. In a statement, Chairman PHMA Zonal Farrukh Iqbal requested the government to extend its support to the value-added garment sector so that it can realize its potential to reap benefits from the GSP Plus preferential trade facility and provide massive employment among the unemployed population. “Exports to EU countries have started to decline, which is a serious concern,” he said. Iqbal welcomed the government’s recent move
