In the face of possible disengagement by the United States following threats against the WTO by new US President Donald Trump, EU trade ministers, meeting informally in Valletta on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 March, restated their firm support for the multilateral trade system governed by the WTO.
“Multilateralism is the future of trade, and we firmly believe that it is the only way how we can increase economic growth and prosperity”, Malta’s Economy Minister Christian Cardona told the...