EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson on Tuesday (25 July) said he intends to launch a programme to save or extend parts of the so-called Doha global trade deal, which fell into "coma" the day before.
"As a starting point, we should extract from the rubble of the negotiation a significant development package," Mr Mandelson said at a press conference in Brussels.
The commissioner, who compared the Doha round to a patient in coma dependent on life support, also said he would like to...
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