SWITZERLAND: U.S. AND E.U. OFFICIALS MEET FOR TALKS ON STEEL TARIFFS.

Record ID: 647795

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: U.S. AND E.U. OFFICIALS MEET FOR TALKS ON STEEL TARIFFS.
  • Date: 20th March 2002
  • Summary: (U5) GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV/CU: EXTERIOR OF COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN UNION, WHERE THE MEETING TOOK PLACE/ PLATE READING EUROPEAN UNION, THE COUNCIL (2 SHOTS) 0.08 2. MV/PAN: FLORIZELL LISER, U.S. ASSISTANT TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR INDUSTRY AND HEAD OF DELEGATION ARRIVING 0.21 3. MV/CU: BOARD READING CONSULTATIONS ON STEEL WITH U.S. UNDER ART 12:3 SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT (2 SHOTS) 0.30 4. MCU: EXTERIOR OF A WINDOW IN COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN UNION BUILDING 0.34 5. MV/PAN: U.S. FLORIZELL LISER COMING OUT OF MEETING, E.U. DELEGATION CHIEF IGNACIO GARCIA BERCERO BEHIND HER 0.51 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th April 2002 13:00
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  • Location: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVA8OUTCIS3AEZJZ1HI4MPMXSD8B
  • Story Text: Consultations between the European Union and the United
    States began on Tuesday in Geneva in an effort to diffuse the
    steel conflict but no progress towards an agreement was made.



    The European Union and the United States on Tuesday
    (March 19) made no progress towards an agreement to end a
    mounting trade row over President George W.Bush's steel
    tariffs, diplomats said.

    The diplomats, from different EU member countries, said
    U.S.

    officials at formal consultations under the umbrella of the
    World Trade Organisation had agreed that Washington would
    consider Brussels requests for compensation over the measure.

    There was no immediate comment from the United States on
    the
    meeting, which diplomats said lasted little more than an hour.

    U.S. Assistant Trade Representative Florizell Liser
    declined to
    speak to reporters when she left.

    Bush imposed the measures, which went into effect on
    Wednesday, (March 6) saying they were vital to protect the
    long-ailing U.S. steel industry from a surge of imports and
    give it time to restructure to meet competition from foreign
    producers.

    The EU, the main victim of the tariffs, as well as Japan
    and a range of other countries, argues that there has been no
    surge of imports into the United States and that the measures
    are purely protectionist and violate WTO rules.



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