Archives de Tag: Director-General of The World Trade Organization (2005-2013)
Coronavirus : « Une crise humanitaire et sociale avant d’une crise économique »
Pascal Lamy, ex-directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce, a relativisé la crise économique engendrée par l’épidémie de coronavirus, samedi, sur Europe 1. Pour lui, il ne faut bien sûr pas la sous-estimer, mais elle n’est pas la priorité du moment. « L’urgence, c’est de sauver des vies. » INTERVIEW Plutôt sauver l’économie, ou sauver les gens […]
“It is very difficult to explain to a fish that there is a border whereas you can do that to a human and a lorry driver”
Fishing: Why it is the first flashpoint issue in EU-UK trade talks Donegal industry fears Irish boats losing the right to fish lucrative British waters. Michael Cavanagh stands on the quayside in Killybegs, Ireland’s largest fishing harbour. He points at a docked trawler in Co Donegal port to give a sense of how large his […]
« China has the power to defeat the epidemic »
As the novel coronavirus continued its march across the globe, Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the WTO, sent his own blessings to China, saying that he’s confident that China has the power to defeat the epidemic. Pascal Lamy’s interview here : https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-03-02/Pascal-Lamy-China-has-the-power-to-defeat-the-epidemic-OwTu1PHhJu/index.html
The UK reneging on the Northern Ireland Brexit deal would be a “big break of trust”
The UK reneging on the Northern Ireland Brexit deal would be a “big break of trust” for the trade talks with the EU, a former head of the World Trade Organisation has said. Pascal Lamy, a former EU commissioner for trade, said any attempt to backslide on the terms of the Northern Ireland protocol in the […]
« We’ve heard that many, many times. The real key issue is whether or not the UK diverges from EU regulatory standards »
Brexit news: Ex WTO chief warns of ‘muscular trade posturing’ as UK puts ‘war paints on’ FORMER WTO chief Pascal Lamy warned the first stage of the Brexit trade talks will include much « muscular posturing » from both UK and EU as he outlined how a no deal arrangement would work for both sides. By AURORA […]
What will happen if UK walks away from Brexit negotiations ?
Former WTO chief Pascal Lamy explained to Nick Ferrari what UK-EU trading would look like without a deal. « This Australia-like deal is a nice way of saying this is WTO terms. Because as you rightly said a moment ago, Australia and the EU do not have a trade agreement. « So for the moment Australia and […]
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