The European Union has suggested a change in
the agenda for the WTO's eighth ministerial conference, which will be held in Geneva. Representatives
from the Eurozone claimed that they are exhausted after the Greek debt crisis
and would like to take a break and discuss something “light and breezy”.
“It’s been a decade since the Doha Round
started and it’s quite clear at this point that we’re not getting anywhere. Why
can’t we ever talk about how to mix a good drink or where our wives buy
diamonds for a change?” wrote an unidentified EU
representative in the informal trade negotiations committee.
The WTO remained
cautious in its response. “I suppose a few rounds of blackjack or golf wouldn’t
hurt,” said Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization.
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