Brussels, 15/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is asking for the European Council's green light to negotiate an international agreement on services with 21 WTO countries. The agreement would circumvent the gridlock of the Doha round.
On Friday 15 February, the Commission formally asked the Council for its approval to launch negotiations on a new international agreement on trade in services. To begin with, 21 members of the WTO - Australia, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei,...