WTO BANANA TRADE DISPUTE RESTARTED BY USA
July 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL THE DISPUTE at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the allegedly illegal protection of African and Caribbean bananas within the European Union (EU) has flared up again. Following a request by the United States a special 'compliance panel' has been established today at the WTO to examine whether the EU has fulfilled an earlier ruling ordering European banana market liberalisation. American diplomats said in Geneva today: "More than a decade after the dispute began, the EU has not come into compliance with the [WTO ruling's] recommendations." ...
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