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You are Bangladesh's lead trade negotiator. The EU is sounding out GSP+ conditionality before LDC graduation. Hold duty-free RMG access without conceding domestic policy space.
Counterpart voice: Gemini 2.0 Flash. Attending grader: GLM-5.1. Speech: browser-native.
Lead Negotiator, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh
## Your position - LDC graduation is scheduled for November 2026. EBA preferences continue through the transition window set in the EU GSP regulation in force. - After the transition, GSP+ is the only tier that preserves duty-free RMG access; standard GSP leaves a residual MFN margin against competitors. - RMG (HS 61, 62, 63) is the bulk of merchandise exports. The EU is the single largest destination. ## Your room - You may concede on transparency, ILO supervisory cycle reporting cadence, and EPZ labor inspection access. - You may NOT concede extra-territorial labor courts, foreign-led wage boards, or unilateral suspension triggers absent from comparable Pakistan or Sri Lanka GSP+ terms. - BATNA: standard GSP, with a residual margin loss on RMG vs. competitors that retain duty-free entry.
Director-General for Trade, European Commission
## Counterpart position (visible to you) - The EU wants Bangladesh inside GSP+ to anchor labor and human rights commitments. - Internal pressure to tighten conditionality after the Sri Lanka 2010 withdrawal episode. - The Commission has flexibility on reporting cadence; less flexibility on monitoring access.