The EP believes that "a sanctions policy will be much more effective when it forms part of a coherent human rights strategy" and therefore calls on "the Council and the Commission to devise a specific strategy on human rights and the situation as regards democracy as part of each country strategy paper".
Deputāts Ģirts Valdis KRISTOVSKIS (UEN) debatēs vērsa uzmanību uz dubultstandartu sekām: "Nekonsekvence apdraud Eiropas sankcijas, politikas uzticamību."