EU holds US responsible for world trade talk setback
25 Jul '06
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EU has laid the blame for the collapse of international talks on liberalising world trade firmly at the US door.
Speaking after the WTO meeting broke down on Monday, EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said the US "was unwilling to accept, or indeed to acknowledge, the flexibility being shown by others in the room and, as a result, felt unable to show any flexibility on the issue of farm subsidies".