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03/30/2026 | News release | Archived content

14th WTO Ministerial fails to deliver key business priorities

Trade and international relationsMultilateral, G7-G20 and WTO

The only tangible outcomes came on the plurilateral front, with the interim implementation of the E-commerce Agreement covering 66 members, including the EU, and more countries joining the EU-promoted alternative dispute settlement system (MPIA). BusinessEurope was represented by our Deputy Director General Luisa Santos and Senior Adviser Sofia Bournou, who led a delegation including several member federations

Urgent action is now needed to safeguard the e-commerce moratorium and advance WTO reform, while the EU should continue strengthening bilateral and plurilateral trade, including deeper engagement with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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