Friday, June 1, 2007

Schwab, Mandelson Try to Jump-Start Stalled Talks for World Trade Accord

(Bloomberg) -- Trade chiefs from the European Union
and the U.S. are meeting today in Brussels amid new signs of
progress in efforts to revive long-stalled global trade talks.

EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and U.S. Trade
Representative Susan Schwab are trying to capitalize on the
desire of leaders such as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel to conclude a deal, as well as
U.S. willingness to ease a demand to slash agricultural tariffs
by as much as 85 percent.


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