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...
act clearly essential meetings pressure
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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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.
coming deal hopeful
We are hopeful we will be able to finalize a deal in the coming period,
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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.
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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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To set us on the right course we need to create more opportunities for trade, particularly in developing countries, and we need to adjust global trade rules to better meet the needs of entrepreneurs in the 21st century,
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It is not good news, but we have to face reality.
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Globalization is incredibly efficient but also so far incredibly unjust.
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Today we can be sure we are heading into the right direction. We managed to put the round back on track, after a long hibernation. But we are not there yet.
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you have to go as near as possible to the people who want to punch you.
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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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What people commit to WTO they watch much more carefully than they did before,