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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9201

31 May 2006
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
WTO Trade Talks - European Commission must not forget restrictions on its remit when offering EU concessions

The true priorities. I do not hide the fact that I have a few concerns about recent turns in the Doha trade talks at the WTO. My fear is certainly not that the outcome will be less spectacular than desired in some milieus because I do not share the opinion that there is not enough free trade in the world today and therefore huge expansion of trade should be the top priority. No, my fear is rather that the EU will be the only partner putting forward further offerings and concessions, faced...

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