សហគមន៍អ៊ឺរ៉ុបដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្មកម្ពុជាលើការនាំចេញផលិតផលដោយសារបញ្ហាសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស
The decision hits the “Everything But Arms” — or EBA — program that Cambodia has with the EU.
ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ១១រោច ខែស្រាពណ៍ ឆ្នាំជូត ទោស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦៤ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែសីហា គ.ស.២០២០
Friday the 11th Waning Moon of Sāvaṇa B.E.2564 equivalent to August 14, A.D.2020 Year of the Rat

The European Union on Wednesday began to reimpose customs duties on certain exports from Cambodia in response to what it said are concerns about the Southeast Asian country’s human rights record.

The European Commission, which supervises trade deals and relations on behalf of the 27 member nations of the world’s biggest trading bloc, said the duties would be put on clothes, footwear and travel goods.

Cambodian government spokesman Phay Siphan said the country would not compromise on matters of national principle to avoid the EU measures.

“We cannot kneel down and beg (the EU) … abandoning our sovereignty and independence,” Phay Siphan told reporters.

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