LONG-RUNNING BANANA DISPUTE GOES PUBLIC AT THE WTO
October 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States and the European Union (EU) have agreed to open to the public the November 6 and 7 meetings of a disputes panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) considering their 12-year diplomatic battle over the banana trade. Washington - backed by Latin American producers closely linked to American firms - claims the EU offers unfair access to Caribbean and African banana producers. The US has long pushed for greater openness in WTO disputes proceedings - almost always held in secret. However, this case is high profile, and Geneva ...
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