LONG-RUNNING BANANA DISPUTE GOES PUBLIC AT THE WTO
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE USA and the European Union (EU) have opened to the public a disputes panel at the World Trade Organisation considering their 12-year diplomatic battle over the banana trade. Washington - backed by Latin American producers - still claims the EU unfairly favours Caribbean and African banana producers.
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THE USA and the European Union (EU) have opened to the public a disputes panel at the World Trade Organisation considering their 12-year diplomatic battle over the banana trade. Washington - backed by Latin American producers - still claims the EU unfairly favours Caribbean and African banana producers.
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