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The failure of this Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference affords a unique opportunity for rethinking the Union’s policy on trade. There is no doubt that the European delegation was full of good intentions and spared no effort. The question therefore arises as to whether the very framework and terms of reference of organisations of this kind are the reasons why things are going wrong.
Unfair though it may seem, this failure gives the European Union the chance to abandon its dogmatic approach to the issue. It will enable the Union to start afresh and perceive external trade as a subject for negotiation between sovereign states. No longer should it be considered one more stage of the triumphal progress of the mighty Community. It should be obvious that rejection was the only way in which the LDCs could demonstrate their freedom. It should be obvious too that the overly complex so-called global negotiation we advocate prior to each new cycle allows certain nations very little room for manoeuvre. These nations are forced to choose between endorsing agreements between Europe and the United States or bearing the blame for failure.
If the WTO is simply tinkered with, the necessary miracle will not be wrought. It is not a question of getting the WTO back on course. It is a question of setting a different course."@en1
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