Det skulle ha varit oacceptabelt om parlamentet ännu en gång hade gått med på att mänskliga rättigheter skall underordnas ekonomiska eller kommersiella intressen. ###>Initially, though, it was to be feared that this report would be marred by the same lack of consistency and coherence as the human rights policy of the Council and the Member States that very often demand sanctions against poor countries from the south but turn a blind eye to serious human rights violations in more economically interesting countries.