EU preparing to lodge a complaint at WTO against Argentina import restrictions

Tuesday, April 24th 2012 - 20:58 UTC

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The European Union is planning to lodge a complaint at the World Trade Organization over Argentina's import restrictions and is seeking other trading partners to back its presentation, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday according to news agencies. Read full article

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Conqueror
How lovely to see that argieland has made a major miscalculation and is now headed down the tubes. “Tubes” is not a refeence to torpedo tubes, but to the tubes that effluent is flushed down. And what is argieland if not effluent?
Apr 24th, 2012 - 09:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GreekYoghurt
Stop talking about it, and just do it.

I intensely dislike people who say they're going to do something, rather than just doing it. Threats are for dogs, vermin and argtards.
Apr 24th, 2012 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
surley a better picture,
Apr 24th, 2012 - 10:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GreekYoghurt
Shirley would be a better picture. ... Dame Shirley Williams of course. Or that welsh lady out of that pop group.

Either way, it's a pretty gawd-awful photo.
Apr 24th, 2012 - 11:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DanyBerger
@GreekYoghurt

None of the EU measures will hurt Argentina as Argentina measures can hurt Europe.
Taking over all Spanish companies will trigger a financial nightmare for Spain, and for proximity will hurt Italy, German banks, Uk banks, and all linked to Spain.

So be calm the Spanish have already realised that without Argi soy and corn there is not Spanish bio-fuel. Spanish industry only counts for 14% of the market the rest is imported and they have to import 90% from Argentina.

Now waiting for the next threat to laugh.
Apr 25th, 2012 - 06:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Yep, we in Europe had better take the warning,
The Argies are coming, and CFK is leading them, to victory after victory,
Spain will fall then Italy Greece France Germany Denmark and Holland Belgium then Switzerland, then Norway Sweden and have i missed anyone,, ah then the dredged British will be all alone again,
You will fight us on the beaches, and in the swimming pools, but we Argies will conquer the world,
Who says so,, ,why him of course lolololol.
Apr 25th, 2012 - 06:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brit Bob
This is simply not cricket. If the Argentinians had been a colony of the UK they would have been taught to play cricket and stick by the rules of the game. It's no good going around as a nation or as a citizen trying to justify their nation breaking rules, stealing companies and failing to stick to agreements. You can't go around ignoring agreements just like you did in 1850. If you develop a habit of doing this it will surely lead to a disasterous fall...

There is a pattern of behaviour well established by the current politburo - fall out with the British, the US, EU and just how long will it be before India or China are treated in the same way?
Apr 25th, 2012 - 07:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
They will never be allowed into the gentlemen’s club in Piccadilly

Still, we know how to deal with these ruffians, [what]
Apr 25th, 2012 - 10:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GreekYoghurt
It's simply a country of backward folk, what do we expect from them with no education and such unsightly conditions of living.
Apr 25th, 2012 - 11:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DanyBerger
@briton

The world is changing faster my friend like it or not is like this.
You cannot last forever imposing to a country like Chile for example the first exporter of cooper in the world the price to what they have to sell their product from an office in London or NY.

Or from Switzerland to Colombia or Brazil the prices the coffee grain.

While you pretend to charge your products whatever you like.

What will be of Europe without commodities, raw materials and oil coming from producer countries?

The thing is that some SA countries don’t know the power that they have on their hands (yet) thing that US understood long time ago.

Do you want wires and coffee pay my price please of candle and tea. Are we capitalist of not after all?

@GreekYoghurt
Arg. has one of the most educated society and workforce in the world mr. GY. And condition of living are very good comparable with many countries in EU.
Apr 26th, 2012 - 08:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
i know say what you say,
say you say i do
buy i not say these things .
Apr 26th, 2012 - 01:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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