Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamyis a French political consultant and businessman. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organizationuntil 1 September 2013. His appointment took effect on 1 September 2005 for a four-year term. In April 2009, WTO members reappointed Lamy for a second four-year term, beginning on 1 September 2009. He was then succeeded by Roberto Azevêdo. Pascal Lamy was also European Commissioner for Trade and is currently the Honorary President of the Paris-based think tank, Notre Europe...
steps taken useful
The U.S. have taken useful steps ... there is much more to do.
decision major route trading
The U.S. decision to go down the route of protectionism is a major setback for the world trading system,
europeans
It is the Europeans and the Americans that must budge,
coming deal hopeful
We are hopeful we will be able to finalize a deal in the coming period,
access chance kong market move rapidly
What we need now is this market access part of the negotiations to move, and it has to move very rapidly if we want to keep any chance for Hong Kong to succeed.
difficult job perhaps
has perhaps the most difficult job in the world right now.
conference event falls kong perhaps plan short stories
Some of you will have read, or perhaps written, stories about a Plan B to be implemented in the event that the Hong Kong ministerial conference falls short of our objectives.
deliver kong promise results
By Hong Kong we need substantial results if we are to deliver on the promise of the Doha Development Agenda,
balance current draft establish final liked seek text
Clearly, we would all have liked to see a more operational text by now, but this is where we are. The current draft does not seek to establish a final balance here and now - that is for the end of the round, which is not where we are now.
farm forward programs step
They made a step forward in recognizing U.S. farm programs will have to be reformed.
believe month
I now believe it is possible, which I did not a month ago.
best bring call conclusion kong opportunity port round
Hong Kong is not just another Port of Call for Doha round negotiations, it is our best opportunity to bring the round to conclusion by the end of 2006.
ukraine organization russia
Russia and Ukraine are candidates for the entry to the WTO and their dispute would be easy to understand and tackle if they are both members of this organization.
europe one-direction trying
It is not so much the United States that is trying to push the European Union in one direction or another, it is developing nations as a whole that are pushing the United States and Europe to open their markets a little more.