Brussels, 06/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the EU requested consultations with the United States in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on massive subsidies granted to Boeing. The EU believes that these subsidies are in serious violation of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy stated: “The US move in the WTO concerning European support to Airbus is obviously an attempt to divert attention from Boeing's self-inflicted decline....