US-EC GATT agreement signed

Title

US-EC GATT agreement signed

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

20 Nov 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:31

Description

Paul Woodley reports from the United States on the signing of a deal averting a trans-Atlantic trade war. GATT negotiators for the European Community and the USA have signed an agreement on farm subsidies following two days of talks in Washington DC. The US had been threatening to impose tariffs on some European imports. Includes reaction from President George H W Bush; US chief negotiator Carla Hills.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush; Carla Hills

Keywords

USA; Agriculture; International relations; Europe; International trade; Trade disputes; GATT; EC; International trade agreements

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