120 ordspråk av Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy
If this country embarks on many, many bilateral trade deals, most of your resources will be absorbed by these bilateral treaties and less energy will be available for multilateral rounds.
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In nearly every corner of the world we hear echoes of protectionism. It's cause for concern to be sure and one of the most important reasons why we need to conclude the Doha round of trade talks by the end of this year.
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In such a climate of uncertainty, [WTO] member governments must strengthen the global trading system by making it more equitable and relevant.
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Is South Africa on the side of anti-dumping or anti-dumping victims? South Africa will have to give a signal on this.
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It is going to be three months of continuing work in progress, ... There is no way that Hong Kong can result in a sort of lowest common denominator deal.
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It is not good news, but we have to face reality.
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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.
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It is the Europeans and the Americans that must budge,
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It would in my view be very strange, and that, by the way, was the reaction of a large part of the members.
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it would present us with problems far more profound than in the past, because unlike the others, the deadline is real.
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It's a bit like a business negotiation. We have reached agreement on the crucial elements,
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It's a serious offer which merits serious discussions.
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It's also clear therefore if the negotiations are to progress, the United States will have to move on domestic support.
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It's been a long time that this hasn't happened. This is what allows the rest of the negotiations to be unblocked.
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It's not a question of, 'You kick me in the shin, I punch you in the nose,
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