European Union’s (EU) top envoy in U.S., Gunter Burghardt, called...
European Union’s (EU) top envoy in U.S., Gunter Burghardt, called Wed. for policy of “negotiate before you litigate” in diplomatic dealings between EU and U.S. In speech at Duke U., Burghardt, who heads European Commission’s Washington office, said dispute…
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settlement before World Trade Organization should be last resort option for resolving disputes. “It is vastly preferable to address potential conflicts before they become the subjects of newspaper editorials,” he said. In sketching “new approach” for managing trans-Atlantic trade disputes, he said U.S. and EU should focus on economic issues such as launching new multilateral trade round. “On data protection, the EU is under strong pressure from its citizens to adopt much stricter control over access to personal data than is the case in the U.S.,” he said. “U.S. public opinion and that of some U.S. CEOs have moved towards the European position on this issue, resulting in agreement on adoption of the ’safe harbor’ principle.” New U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and EU Trade Comr. Pascal Lamy plan to meet in Washington early next month.