No ‘plan B’ alternative to Doha round, says Peter Mandelson

There is no 'plan B' following the breakdown of multilateral trade talks in Geneva in July 2008, European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson told a special meeting of the EP International Trade Committee on the 15 September 2008. Replying to MEPs' questions, he warned that a failure of the Doha round would have knock-on effects on the multilateral system and on certain international agreements, such as the follow-up to Kyoto.