The European Union (EU) is aiming for an ongoing dialogue with Bahrain and the rest of the GCC around many issues including human rights, without ‘imposing its values’, according to a top official from the EU’s executive branch.
The EU’s regional media officer and Arabic spokesperson for MENA Luis Miguel Bueno Padilla also clarified that the European Union’s position currently on human rights in Bahrain is one of ‘co-operation and dialogue’, differentiating it from the controversial resolution that the European Parliament passed last year around alleged human rights violation by the kingdom, which was rejected by the Foreign Ministry, Parliament and the Shura Council.
