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EU agrees to ax trade perks for countries that refuse to take back failed migrants

EU negotiators approve a draft text linking GSP trade benefits to readmission cooperation with noncompliant countries.
The readmission clause may withdraw preferential arrangements if a beneficiary country does not cooperate on readmitting its own nationals.
The reform is tied to the Generalized Scheme of Preferences review, a program spanning 50 years aimed at helping poorer nations export to the EU.
EU producers warn that cheap rice imports could threaten talks, prompting concerns about farmer competition.
The agreement responds to rising far-right sentiment and calls for tougher migration enforcement across Europe.
Return cooperation will be discussed further at upcoming Justice and Home Affairs ministers meetings.
The agreement includes a correction note clarifying which rice-producing countries could affect support.
The reform aims to balance development goals with trade access, linking human rights, labor, and environmental reforms to preferences.
The draft text was approved late Monday by EU negotiators.
The plan forms part of a broader revision of a 50-year-old program aiding poorer exporters into the EU.

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