The EU has made clear that it disagrees with the reversal by the WTO Appellate Body on Monday 4 September of the decision of WTO dispute settlement panel on the complaint lodged by the EU against subsidies from Washington State to American aircraft manufacturer Boeing for the construction 777X jumbo jet (DS 487). The EU has, however, expressed optimism on the next phase of the process in its dispute at the WTO with the United States over support for the aeronautical industry.
On Monday, the...