On 15 and 16 May, the parties involved in the dispute (DS 316) over EU support for the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus (see EUROPE B12020A7) took turns in front of the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington. While the aviation industry in the United States has shown little enthusiasm for tariff measures on European products, producers in the agri-food sector seem instead to see benefit in them.
In this dispute, which is more than 15 years old, Washington can opt...