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...
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It is the Europeans and the Americans that must budge,
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I now believe it is possible, which I did not a month ago.
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By Hong Kong we need substantial results if we are to deliver on the promise of the Doha Development Agenda,
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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.
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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.
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We are hopeful we will be able to finalize a deal in the coming period,
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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.
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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.
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If adopted the actions recommended to the president would drastically reduce U.S. steel imports with severe implications for both the EU and third countries,
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has perhaps the most difficult job in the world right now.
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We have a huge amount of work to do in very little time. This is the message I will be sending to the ministers I will be meeting with.
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We need to act now, ... It is clearly essential that we keep up the pressure in agriculture, and this week's meetings are important in that respect.
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Whichever goal I may have, this is the main one. It is the one that will decide whether I have water under the boat or not to sail to other horizons,
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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.