EU backs Lamy for trade position
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The European Commission is backing its former trade commissioner Pascal Lamy to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation.
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The EU on Monday welcomed Beijing&#39;s measures to control its textile export growth after a global quota system expires on Jan. 1, and said legal steps to block Chinese imports should only be used if strictly necessary.
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LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11  - The European Union agreed Monday to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, welcoming the country&#39;s renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and movement towards &quot;responsible government.
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US trade officials said on Tuesday that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would be a &quot;strong candidate&quot; to lead the World Trade Organization, but stopped short of formally endorsing him.
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U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would be a "strong candidate" to lead the World Trade Organization, but stopped short of formally endorsing him.
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EU diplomats approve a deal allowing the Swift bank transfer firm to continue sharing data with the US.
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BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 7 : The European Commission endorsed former EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy on Tuesday as a candidate to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and said he had broad support of the blocâs 25 member states.
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The European Union agreed to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, bowing to pressure from Italy which wants to help the former pariah state fight illegal immigration.
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U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday  that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would  be a "strong candidate" to lead the World Trade Organization,  but stopped short of formally endorsing him.
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The European Union voiced confidence on Thursday that it could win its case against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over state aid for aircraft rivals Boeing and Airbus.
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The European Union agreed to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, welcoming the country's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and movement towards &quot;responsible government.&quot;
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The European Union is ready to support Vietnam's bid for swift accession to the World Trade Organization, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson announced.
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France has formally proposed former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy as a candidate to become the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lamy said Monday. EU governments backed Frenchman Lamy as Europe's candidate last week for the post of WTO director-general, which former Thai deputy premier Supachai Panitchpakdi is due to leave at the end of August 2005.
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The foreign ministers&#39; meeting of the European Union (EU) decided in Luxembourg Monday to lift the arms ban against Libya, which the bloc imposed 18 years ago.
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LUXEMBOURG - The European Union on Monday ended 12 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms embargo to reward the North African country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.    The decision by the EU foreign ministers brought the 25-nation bloc in line with a U.N...
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A top European legal adviser gives qualified backing to trade unions acting to protect jobs and wages in the EU.
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LUXEMBOURG  - The European Union on Monday ended 11 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms Embargo to reward the North African country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.