According to the European Commission (EC), the WTO is struggling to credibly remain the go-to place for trade … negotiations.1 Indeed, after the Commission stated its concerns, EU-Ambassador to the WTO Marc Vanheukelen commented that if the …

and conflict are part of the system. While calls for the abolition of the principal trade regulation authority, the WTO … from the conclusion of GATT in 1947 to the current crisis facing the WTO, from a perspective of emerging powers of … developing countries with a focus of China as the latest force that demands reforms of the international trade regulatory regime …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …