Catégorie Europe
Former director-general of the WTO: WTO needs reform and modernization
“China has abided by the commitments it took to join the WTO. But China has done only that and not more, which now is starting to be a problem,” said Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the World Trade Organization, during his interview with CGTN. This year marks the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up […]
Deux ans après, le Brexit continue de tirailler le Royaume-Uni
Vu de l’étranger, le spectacle est déjà étonnant : deux ans après que 51,9 % des Britanniques ont voté pour sortir de l’Union européenne (UE), le 23 juin 2016, le gouvernement britannique, radicalement divisé, ne s’est toujours pas mis d’accord sur le type de relations qu’il souhaite dans l’avenir avec le continent et l’Irlande. Quel type de frontières ? […]
EU must ‘retaliate’ against Trump’s tariffs
A few days before a US ultimatum on metals tariffs expires, former WTO president Pascal Lamy told DW that the EU needs to counter Trump’s threat with tariffs of its own, and seek to resolve the dispute at WTO.
‘One Belt, One Road’ and South Asian geopolitics
The non-preferential rules ultimately become ineffective because every country is entitled to most-favoured nation (MFN) status. Former World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy has observed:
Episode 842: Showdown at the WTO – Pascal Lamy for NPR
Twenty three years ago, the United States and just about every country in the world decided that they were going to create a common set of rules about trade. Rule one: If anyone broke these rules, everyone would immediately report to a lake in Switzerland—home of the World Trade Organization.
10th Anniversary FEPS “Prioritising People and Planet – A New Agenda for Global Progress”
Brussels, Belgium, 29 January 2018 : “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it […]
Pascal LAMY 