The European Union and its weakling sanctions against the De Facto Government

http://www.jungewelt.de/2009/09-02/035.php http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iyWgQcgymrogWjOcFhCCywgbJ7jg The EU is "concerned" about the situation of human rights in Honduras (AFP) – hace 3 días (AFP) - 3 days ago BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) is "concerned" about the human rights violations in Honduras following the coup, but ruled out immediate sanctions imposed on the de facto government, diplomatic sources reported on Tuesday in Brussels.   "We are concerned about human rights violations in Honduras," reported by a mission of the Inter-American Commission (IACHR) in late August, AFP reported sources, accounting for a meeting between representatives of the 27 countries of the EU.   Specifically, the IACHR denounced the de facto government, in power since the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, of "disproportionate use of force", "arbitrary arrests" and "information control".   However, the EU, as most of the international community condemned the coup and demanded the return of Zelaya, does not provide sanctions "Immediate", unlike the United States, already suspended non-immigrant visas for Hondurans. Question revived again be at the next meeting of European foreign ministers scheduled for 14 and 15 September in Brussels. The ministers then return to consider "possible sanctions" that may be "economic or visa" informed diplomatic sources told AFP. The EU countries on Tuesday also excluded for now resume trade negotiations with Central America without Honduras, suspended after the coup in late June, a decision which calls for Spain.  "There seems to be coping" the proposal to continue negotiating the partnership agreement with other countries - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador - the sources said. The Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, had said earlier this month during a visit to San Jose that the EU was ready to return to the negotiating table without Honduras from 15 September had not been resolved before the political crisis.But the 27 "not reached a consensus" about the idea, confirmed by other sources, citing "political" and "technical" and the need to change the EU negotiating mandate, currently scheduled to negotiate with the five Central American countries. http://www.redglobe.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3301&Itemid=31 Donnerstag, 3. Thursday 3 September 2009 September 2009   Thilo Hoppe, head of the AG globalization of the Greens, criticized the European Council decision not to suspend the negotiations on association agreements with Central America on. "The EU position on Honduras and Germany must remain clear and hard. The insurgents may not be recognized, let alone as a negotiating partner for the Association Agreement between Central America and the EU. "   It was a bitter blow for the Commission for Latin America, the European Council (cetate) decided yesterday to continue negotiations on the Association Agreement, without excluding Honduras, Hoppe continued. So far, officials always said that negotiations would only continue if Honduras had returned to constitutional rule.   The Spanish government has declared itself in favor of maintaining this position, but was not enough support among member states.  "We expect the federal government, that it is its rhetoric, the rebels in Honduras does not recognize as a negotiating partner," the Chairman of the Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development.