Ambassador Bruton: We Need to Strike a Doha Deal.WASHINGTON -- Ambassador John Bruton, Head of the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community Delegation to the United States, emphasized today the strong need to complete the Doha Round of WTO See World Trade Organization. talks. In a speech before a Joint Session of Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. State Legislators, Ambassador Bruton said that if we let a Doha deal slip away "...the economic cost, and the lasting damage to the multilateral trading system, will be severe." "Doha is conceptually a different kind of trade deal - one that self-consciously accepts the imperatives of development and in which the voice of the developing world has been and will be decisive," said Ambassador Bruton. Ambassador Bruton gave his speech as part of his visit to Providence, April 4-5. His trip also includes a lecture on Europe and the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community to North Providence High School students, and meetings with Mayor David Cicilline, Governor Donald Carcieri, Senator Jack Reed, House Speaker Bill Murphy, and President of the State Senate Joseph Montalbano. The full text of Ambassador Bruton's speech, "How Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation Will Impact the Future of EU-U.S. Economic and Political Relations" is available at: http://www.eurunion.org/News/speeches/2007/070404jb.htm |
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