Brussels, 07/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - In a backdrop to the discussions with ASEAN trade ministers during a visit to Indonesia (see article p 9), Pascal Lamy mentioned the US intended to revise the 1992 agreement on aid to Airbus and Boeing (see EUROPE 27 August p 8).
On Monday in Djakarta, the Commissioner for trade declared that pressure was being exerted by the company in an orchestrated "public relations campaign". The Europeans consider that Airbus has not benefited from aid in a way...