In light of the recent disruptions caused by the U.S. within the multilateral trading system, the European Union (EU) has taken up the task of leading reform talks with the view of saving the WTO. The proposals made public by the European Commission at the end of September 2018 focus on three areas: (1) creation of new substantive rules; (2) making regular committee work more efficient and improving transparency of trade policies; and (3) reforming dispute settlement.
Join CSIL and CCSI for a talk with Professor Jan Wouters, the founding Director of the Institute for International Law and of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. Dr. Wouters will consider:
- Are the EU's proposals balances and effective?
- Will the proposals appeal to the wider WTO membership, including China and the U.S.?
Non-pizza lunch will be provided.
