EU moves closer to U.S. on Appellate Body, other WTO reforms in new strategy

The U.S. had some “valid” concerns about the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body, the European Union acknowledged this week in a new trade strategy, moving closer to the U.S. – at least officially – on dispute settlement issues as well as other WTO reform priorities like special and differential treatment. European officials have been outspoken in their desire for a trans-Atlantic refresh under the Biden administration, and that goal is advanced in the new trade strategy communication released on Thursday,...