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The World Trade Organization (WTO), long a target of criticism from activists and politicians alike, has made a significant step towards transparency by opening a dispute panel to public view for the first time in its 10-year history. This decision, made by the United States, the European Union, and Canada,
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The European Union is considering a plan to export 2-2.5 million tonnes of surplus sugar onto the global market, a move that could exacerbate tensions with other sugar-exporting countries. This decision comes despite a World Trade Organisation ruling that such exports are illegal. The European Commission will recommend the
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Brazilian Agriculture Minister Elizabete Serodio stated that her country will press the European Union to dismantle its sugar subsidy program by the start of the 2006 harvest, following a World Trade Organization ruling that deemed the subsidies market distorting. Brazil loses an estimated $1 billion per year due to the
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The global banana trade is bracing for a major shake-up, as the World Trade Organisation prepares to give its verdict on the European Union's proposed common import tariff of €230 per tonne. This comes amidst an ongoing antitrust investigation into alleged price-fixing by major banana companies, including Chiquita
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In a bid to limit the US's substantial rice subsidies, Uruguay has announced its intention to file a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against American rice support, exacerbating tensions in talks over agricultural trade. This move, inspired by successful cases brought by Brazil to challenge subsidies
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The recent World Trade Organization ruling has dealt a significant blow to the European Union's protective tariffs on salted poultry exports from Brazil and Thailand. The EU's attempt to increase the tariff rate on salted chicken products from 15.4% to 58.9% as of January
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After a five-year period marked by corporate blowups, scandal, and financial meltdowns, there are signs that the decade of scandal might be starting to slow down. The Supreme Court has overturned a big white-collar corruption conviction, a key regulator is stepping down, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is
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Disputes between the US and the European Union over support for Airbus and Boeing have escalated, threatening to derail global efforts towards freer trade. The EU has announced it will revive its case against US support for Boeing, and the US has initiated WTO litigation against the EU for loans
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The European Union announced plans to countersue the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a long-standing dispute over government subsidies for aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing. The move comes after the US filed a case against Europe for allegedly subsidizing Airbus, a rival of Boeing in the
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The United States will file a request with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute settlement panel to resolve the trade dispute over the European Union's subsidies to Airbus, a major rival of US aircraft maker Boeing, US Trade Representative Rob Portman announced. The decision comes
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A German plea for gradual reform of the European Union's sugar subsidies system has put the spotlight on the divisive issue, which is set to pit heavyweight EU states against smaller, more vulnerable producers. The proposed reform, backed by Brussels, aims to cut subsidies and eliminate the current
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France's Pascal Lamy, top candidate for the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has expressed surprise at the current EU-China dispute over the surge of textile imports from China. In a recent interview, Lamy noted that the WTO had long ago worked out principles governing both scrapping
