May 20, 2026
Members address current trade tensions, transparency at Goods Council meeting
Members emphasized the growing strain on the rules-based trading system amid escalating trade tensions and compliance challenges at a meeting of the WTO’s Goods Council on 20-21 May chaired by its recently elected Chairperson, Ambassador Erwin Bollinger (Switzerland). Delegations in attendance addressed 38 specific trade concerns raised by members, of which nine were raised for the first time.
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