Brussels, 08/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 April, the European Union decided to contest the embargo imposed by Russia since January on pork imports from the EU. Discussions at the bilateral level to resolve the issue failed.
The EU is therefore asking for consultations to be opened - in other words, the first stage of the procedure for dispute settlement provided for by the WTO. The consultations will last for 60 days in principle. If no agreement to the dispute has been reached...