The EU on WTO Reform: Striving to Make the Organisation Survive
The EU on WTO Reform: Striving to Make the Organisation Survive

Author(s): Marta Makowska, Marek Wąsiński
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Economic development
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; World Trade Organisation; trade disputes; expanding export markets; global economy; economic relations;
Summary/Abstract: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is pivotal for the European Union in resolving trade disputes and expanding export markets. Facing the threats to the WTO posed by the U.S. reform demands, the EU has put forward proposals concerning the dispute settlement system (DSS) and is winning support from, among others, China and India. However, the U.S. considers these proposals insufficient, which reduces their chances of success. The EU will focus primarily on “flexible multilateralism”—deepening economic relations within a select group of WTO members—in e-commerce and other areas.

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