Banana war ends after 20 years

The European Union and 10 Latin American countries signed an agreement on 8 November 2012 settling the longest-running series of disputes in the history of the multilateral trading system.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Bananas http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/bananas/index_en.htm

Global Issues: Issues: Articles: The Banana Trade War http://www.globalissues.org/article/63/the-banana-trade-war

WTO: Press Release, 08.11.12: Historic signing ends 20 years of EU-Latin American banana disputes http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/disp_08nov12_e.htm

ESO: Background information: The EU banana regime: Evolution and implications of its recent changes http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-banana-regime-evolution-and-implications-of-its-recent-changes/

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