EU has imposed sanctions on Burma since 2003

The report was written by long-time Burma researchers Robert Taylor, currently a fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, and Morten Pederson, an analyst for the International Crisis Group.

Mr Taylor and Mr Pederson's 12 proposals to the EU include recognising Myanmar instead of Burma as the official name of the country; resuming regular high-level visits; revising the use of sanctions; and restoring some aid programmes aimed at easing or crushing poverty and improving basic education.

The EU must recognise that achieving democracy in Burma (Myanmar) is a long term process, not a one off event, and revise its aims and strategic objectives accordingly   Robert Taylor and Morten Pedersen

Their findings are due to be presented at a Burma/Myanmar Day meeting in Brussels on 5th April.

The EU imposed sanctions on the Burmese military government in 2003, and tightened them in September 2004, after Rangoon failed to meet its demands including the release of pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

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