Catégorie Europe
Independent – Boris Johnson was a ‘nasty young kid’, says former WTO chief
Pascal Lamy, who was the chief of WTO between 2005 and 2013, also said that a comprehensive free-trade deal between the UK and the EU could take between five to six years to negotiate Read more
The Sun – OH NO WTO Quitting EU with no deal and falling back on WTO rules would be ‘terribly bad’ for Britain, warns its former director-general
Pascal Lamy said the UK would have ‘less open’ and ‘more costly’ trade than if it struck bilateral agreement post-Brexit Read more
Financial Times – UK facing ‘horribly complex’ and costly Brexit warns ex-WTO chief
Britain faces a “costly and complex” exit from the EU, the former chief of the World Trade Organisation has warned, as he laid out the scale of the administrative task facing the government in agreeing new trade terms with the bloc in just two years.
Le Soir – « Le protectionnisme intelligent est une illusion »
Pour Pascal Lamy, si la cohabitation est difficile entre le capitalisme et la question de la justice sociale, fermer les frontières serait une grave erreur.
BBC Radio 4 – No EU trade deal ‘not the best way’
Former director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Pascal Lamy has said the UK government’s suggestion that leaving the EU with no trade deal is better than a bad deal, is « not the best way » to start negotiations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04x1c6p/player
Boursorama – « Je suis inquiet car l’euro pourrait ne pas résister ! »
Effets pervers de la mondialisation, accroissement des inégalités, montée des populismes et tentation du protectionnisme, campagne présidentielle française : Pascal Lamy, ancien directeur général de l’OMC et co-auteur avec Nicole Gnesotto de « Où va le monde ? » aux éditions Odile Jacob, revient sur l’actualité économique et politique. Ecorama du 15 mars 2017 présenté par David […]