European Union

Recognize need to convene India and Sri Lanka Joint Commission

Government tells trade that it is committed to securing EU GSP Plus tariff concession

The parliament's recommendation on the terrorism act and the GSP Plus tariff waivers will put Sri Lanka in a spot.

It sought the jettisoning of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and advocated a temporary withdrawal of the EU GSP-Plus tariff waivers.

The resolution against Sri Lanka was mild in comparison those against Philippines and Pakistan

It ignores “multifaceted progress” in human rights and ethnic reconciliation, Minister Gunawardena says

COLOMBO, Oct. 22 (newsin.asia) - Thirty foreign election monitors from the European Union Election Observation Mission were deployed in all nine provinces of Sri Lanka on Tuesday to begin monitoring the election process, just weeks ahead of the island's Presidential polls. The team, which arrived in Sri Lanka on Oct 11, left the for the provinces on Tuesday morning after...

The EU has urged Sri Lanka to have an anti-terrorism law which is in line with international standards.

What would a decent world think of President Trump's recent threat to release European ISIS prisoners back into their own countries, asks Sri Lankan commentator Lucien Rajakarunanayake.