Reuters reports on the latest round of Doha trade talks in Geneva where Robert Sturdy urged countries to work together to reach an agreement, which includes suspending tariffs to help Pakistan recover from last year’s devastating floods. He is quoted towards the end of this article. GENEVA: Lawmakers from around the world doubt a meaningful [...]
This report appeared in The Parliament.com The EU has been urged to be “more prudent” in its trade defence measures against China. EU anti-dumping measures, when merchandise is sold in a foreign market at less than its normal value, have in the past been the cause of frequent conflict between Brussels and Beijing. Speaking in [...]
The European Union’s Commissioner for International Trade, Catherine Ashton, has announced her wish for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to re-appoint her as the United Kingdom’s Commissioner in Brussels for its next five year term, preferably in her current portfolio. Each member state is entitled to nominate an individual to become Commissioner and the Trade portfolio [...]
2 July 2009 Conservative Euro-MP Robert Sturdy has criticised China for its export restrictions on a number of key raw materials which could force businesses in the EU which rely on them to suffer financially or even close down. Mr Sturdy, who has played a key role in international trade talks and has co-chaired the [...]
