EU’s Lange optimistic for MC12 -- because ‘the U.S. is back’

The chair of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee believes the World Trade Organization’s 12th ministerial conference, set to begin later this month, has a good chance of success because the U.S. under the Biden administration is again playing a leadership role in the negotiations. “The United States are back on track and that’s a good signal for the WTO,” Bernd Lange told reporters on Thursday. “No doubt, without the commitment by the United States and also a clear common...