brussels bureau EU trade tsar on US: 'We hope we don't impose tariffs on each other' EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom talks about EU-US relations and ties to China. 06/05/2019
Good Morning Europe No-deal Brexit “like jumping off cliff without parachute” says former WTO leader 22/02/2019
Business World trade volume to fall The WTO has cut its forecasts for world trade for this year and next year but says the effect of Donald Trumps actions against China have not yet been felt 27/09/2018
brussels bureau EU lays out plans for World Trade Organisation reform "We agreed with some of the criticism the US has voiced vis-a-vis China" 18/09/2018
Business Trump's WTO threat U.S President Donald Trump says he will pull out of the World Trade Organisation unless it "shapes up" 31/08/2018
Business China says US steel and aluminum tariffs flout WTO rules Beijing says all countries should oppose trade protectionism. 01/06/2018
USA Tit-for-tat trade tariffs between China and the United States fuel fears of a trade war China may also look to markets in other countries instead of the US, trade representatives say 03/04/2018
Ireland Former EU commissioner Peter Sutherland dies aged 71 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker described Sutherland as a "true European" 07/01/2018
Argentina World Trade Organization's ministerial conference opens in Buenos Aire The World Trade Organization's 11th ministerial conference has opened in Buenos Aires with hopes of boosting the development of the global trading system. 11/12/2017
View UK must secure free trade agreements while negotiating Brexit David Collins, Professor of International Economic Law at City, University of London The triggering of Article 50 on time as promised by UK Prime 15/03/2017
Business WTO finds against Boeing in victory for Airbus over illegal subsidies The WTO has ruled Washington State illegally supported Boeing with tax breaks after complaint filed by Airbus. 28/11/2016
Business WTO backs Boeing over Airbus in latest round of government subsidies row The World Trade Organisation has ruled against the European Union over subsidies to planemaker Airbus says the EU has failed to comply with its earlier rulings over European government loans. 22/09/2016
World Roberto Azevêdo: "WTO needs to modernise to survive" “After eight years under the leadership of Frenchman Pascal Lamy, the World Trade Organization, created 18 years ago, has its first Director General 06/08/2013
World Doha talks are not dead: Lamy The World Trade Organisation (WTO), was set up 20 years ago with the aim of creating a prosperous and unified global trading block. That has not 26/06/2013