BRUSSELS WILL FORCE CREATION OF WTO PANEL OVER PIGMEAT DISPUTE WITH RUSSIA

THE EUROPEAN Commission will renew its request for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel to investigate Russia’s ban on European pigmeat imports later this month, after Moscow blocked an inquiry on Thursday. The requests for a WTO panel come after talks between both sides aimed at ending the import ban broke down in April without resolution and signals an escalation of the dispute.A spokesperson for EU trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht confirmed that the Russia will not be able to block the new request for a panel at the next WTO Disputes Settlement ...


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