WTO To Comment on Latest U.S. Claims against EU
WTO to comment on U.S. claims against EU.
The U.S. claims the EU has provided illegal state aid for every Airbus widebody, including the A350 XWB. (Photo: Airbus)
The U.S. claims the EU has provided illegal state aid for every Airbus widebody, including the A350 XWB. (Photo: Airbus)

The antagonists in the long-running trade dispute over government subsidies to Boeing and Airbus are awaiting World Trade Organization (WTO) comment on the latest U.S. call for sanctions against the European Union. The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body was due to consider a “status report” from the European Union at a December 19 meeting in Geneva. On December 9, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk asked that the EU enter into consultations related to its December 1 claim that it complied fully with the last WTO ruling.