Flare-up in EU-US air trade row

The United States decided 30 May 2005 to request formal dispute settlement procedures in the WTO against alleged subsidies provided to Airbus by four EU Member States (France, Germany, Spain and the UK). Responding to this decision, which puts a halt to the negotiations between the EU and the US on support to producers of large civil aircraft, the EU has decided to call on the WTO to adjudicate the legality of subsidies granted to Boeing.

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United States: Office of the United States Trade Representative: Press Release: United States Takes Next Step in Airbus WTO Litigation, 30 May 2005 http://ustraderep.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2005/May/United_States_Takes_Next_Step_in_Airbus_WTO_Litigation.html

United States: Office of the United States Trade Representative: A Comparison of Current U.S. and EU positions and the Jan. 11, 2005 Agreement, May 2005 http://ustraderep.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2005/asset_upload_file959_7755.pdf

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