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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10521

22 December 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 28
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
De Gucht says only EU is taking action on WTO/Doha talks

Brussels, 21/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht says the EU is not responsible for the Doha Trade Round impasse and urges emerging economies to play their part and the G20 to meet its pledges to combat protectionism.

In the media Karel De Gucht has accused the United States of being behind the current deadlock in the world trade talks at the WTO, but he pointed out that big emerging economies also had their part to play. In an interview with French newspaper Le...