Members of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee will be in Geneva this week to participate in the WTO Public Forum and the 55th session of the Parliamentary Committee WTO Steering Committee. There, the Members will also hold meetings with representatives from the WTO and WTO members.

A delegation of six MEPs from the European Parliament’s Trade Committee will meet with key officials, including the Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of the World Trade Organisation.They will also meet ambassadors of important trading partners such as the US, India and Canada.

It will provide an opportunity to discuss current trade challenges, how to preserve multilateralism in trade and commerce, and how to move forward with the reform of WTO.

The delegation is led by the INTA Chair, Bernd Lange (S&D, DE), who stated in advance of the meeting: “Never before has the WTO been under attack like today. Major economic powers are disregarding its foundation, undermining…