France is leading a camp of member states that has slammed the latest proposals by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a global trade deal, putting them in direct conflict with EU trade chief Peter Mandelson.
"We think the conditions are less in place than ever for a [WTO] ministerial meeting to take place in June that would be in Europe's interests," Anne-Marie Idrac, France's junior trade minister, said on Monday (26 May), according to the Reuters news agency.
Her comments ca...
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