Brussels, 29/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a first speech due to be made at the Business Europe-organised conference on Tuesday 28 October in Brussels, Catherine Ashton warned against resorting to protectionism in response to the financial crisis. The new commissioner for trade said that, on the contrary, a WTO agreement concluding the Doha Round negotiations was more necessary than ever.
Following on directly from her predecessor, Peter Mandelson, Ms Ashton pointed out that giving into...