By failing to demonstrate that its support for Airbus has been brought into line with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the European Union suffered a further defeat on Monday 2 December in its dispute with the United States.
A WTO panel concluded that the EU and four of its Member States (Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom) had not complied with their obligations.
This failure cancels any hope that the countermeasures imposed by Washington since 18 October will be...