During a meeting of the WTO dispute settlement body on Wednesday 28 February, the USA again opposed the proposal supported by 63 WTO member countries, including the 28 EU member states, to launch the renewal process for vacant posts within the appellate body, which is now approaching three out of seven judges, a source close to the issue in Geneva told EUROPE.
The ambassador of Japan to the WTO, Junichi Ihara, is continuing his consultations to try and unlock the situation, and this...