Taiwan joins WTO case against China over Lithuania – EURACTIV.com

Taiwan has joined the United States and Australia in backing a European Union trade case against China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday (15 February).

U.S. supports waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines

 

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WTO postpones final decision on its new chief - China.org.cn

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday postponed a General Council special meeting on the appointment of the next Director-General slated for Nov. 9, citing reasons including "health situation and current events."

UN chief expects trade problems to be solved through negotiations

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed the hope that trade difficulties among UN member states could be solved through negotiations.

US Imposes Latest Tariffs on Chinese Imports, Beijing Says 'Forced' to Retaliate

Amid concerns of the international businesses and investors, US Tariffs on Chinese import goods took effect on Friday at 04:00 GMT...

UK PM tells Trump of 'deep concern' over trade tariffs

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday told U.S. President Donald Trump that she has "deep concern" at his decision to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Trump steps up war of words on trade with threat to tax EU cars

US President Donald Trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs, threatening to "apply a tax" on imports of cars from the European Union.

Trump says 'trade wars are good and easy to win'

US President Donald Trump ha spoke out defiantly against global criticism of his plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, seeming to welcome the idea of a trade war.

Britain worse off under any Brexit scenario

The UK government is under pressure to publish its latest Brexit analysis after a leaked internal report said Britain would be worse off whatever deal it strikes with the EU.

'America First' tariffs on imports spark Asia outcry

China and South Korea have vowed to defend their interests after the US imposed new tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels.

Trump Administration Says US Mistakenly Backed China WTO Accession in 2001

The United States mistakenly supported China’s membership of the World Trade Organization in 2001 on terms that have failed to force Beijing to open its economy, the Trump administration said on Friday as it prepares to clamp down on Chinese trade.

Russia's sanctions against Turkey do not contradict WTO general agreement

 While imposing sanctions on Turkey, Russia did not go outside the framework of the general agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a source with the government's finance and economy bloc has told TASS. "We, on our part, believe that Russia acts exclusively within the framework of the general agreement and its commitments," the source said. 

Ankara to File Complaint Against Moscow for Imposed Sanctions in Court, WTO

Turkey will send a complaint against Russia in the World Trade Organization and international courts for the sanctions imposed on Ankara, Turkish Economy Minister Mustafa Elitas said.

Putin: US deceived Russia, entire world speaking of Iran’s nuclear threat

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he is convinced the United States deceived the Russian Federation and the entire world speaking of Iran’s alleged nuclear threat.

Russia retains its right to react to US unfriendly steps (Foreign Ministry)

Russia retains the right to react to US unfriendly steps, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a report On Results of the Russian Foreign Ministry Work in 2014 and Tasks for the Mid-Term Perspective, which has been published on the ministry’s website.

Excessive import duties: Russian delegation in WTO ready to protect Moscow’s interests in trade dispute with EU

The Russian delegation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is ready to protect Russia’s interests in the trade dispute with the EU, an official with Russia’s representative office under WTO in Geneva told TASS on Wednesday.

Greece in Same Boat as EU Over Food Import Limitations (Russian Deputy FM).

Restrictive measures on imports of agricultural goods in response to European sanctions against Russia should be the same for all European Union members and not individually reviewed, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said Tuesday.

Russia will explore ways of softening food embargo for Greece and Hungary

Russia will explore ways of softening food embargo for Greece and Hungary consistent with WTO norms, minister of economic development Alexey Ulyukayev said on Monday.

"We need to find a decision consistent with WTO norms. It is impossible to simply make exceptions for countries," the minister said.

Putin: West breaches WTO rules in relation to Russia. ("The sanctions violated the principles of fair and free competition")

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the West violated the World Trade Organization's (WTO) basic principles.

"The sanctions violated the principles of fair and free competition ... ignore the most-favored-nation treatment," he told a state council meeting.

Noting that a group of countries "unilaterally" attempted to contain Russia, Putin said the country's retaliatory measures will aim at protecting national interests "rather than punishing or putting pressure on someone."

Russia mulling no extra sanctions on West (Industry and Trade Minister)

Russia has not prepared any additional sanctions on the West, a government minister said Thursday.

"We were not preparing any proposals on any additional measures," Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told reporters.

Russia expects that the joint projects with the West which are being implemented could be continued, he added.