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Not much progress in EU-US talks
 September 21, 2008, 9:25 am (3 years ago)The discussions in Washington this week between a European Union delegation and US politicians and USTR officials on what EU gambling businesses allege is prejudiced and unreasonable official act in opposition to non-US companies have allegedly finished with small frontward movement, as said by sources who spoke to the Reuters news agency.
It seems that the US Trade Representative's office rejected to amend its approach and strategy on the matter, and EU delegation attempts to inspect the way of US federal enforcement agencies were refused.
Even though no official announcement has yet been publicized, it is reported that the argument is now more probable than ever to wind up in an extremely costly claim in opposition to the US on the serious harm experienced by EU companies after US legislative moves and the USTR's ensuing abolition of its WTO obligations regarding gambling responsibilities.
Reuters quoted a official representative for the Remote Gaming Association, the European trade association which has been advocating EU movement on the US gambling matter. Lode Van Den Hende explained: "It appears very much as if this matter is going to... be sent to the WTO at the end of the commission's examination."
Reuters stated as well that an anonymous EU official had toned the obvious predictability of more action, explaining that an EU report might be amassed by November, following which the EU would have to make a decision on the most suitable course to go after, such as the likelihood of further WTO action.
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