Brussels, 23/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The newly-confirmed Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, undertook, together with his European counterpart, Commissioner Catherine Ashton, whom he met in Washington on Wednesday 19 March, to step up their efforts to improve transatlantic commercial relations, which have become bogged down by old bilateral disputes since the start of the year (EUROPE 9857). In a joint declaration, the people with responsibility for commercial issues on either side of the...