Brussels, 27/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - Despite the "very lengthy negotiations", that intensified in Brussels this week, the "last chance" talks between the Union and South Korea failed, the Commission announced on Friday ahead of the 30 September deadline on which the Fifteen have to decide to launch multilateral arbitration and trigger the temporary and targeted support mechanism for the European industry (see EUROPE of 19 September and 22 august).
"Negotiations have failed. The Koreans...