[autom.vertaling] Verklaring van President Prodi na de ministersvergadering Cancun (en)

The failure of the WTO Cancun Ministerial meeting is a serious disappointment for all and a severe blow for the World Trade Organisation.

It would be useless to try and blame anyone for the outcome for we are all equally responsible - and we all loose if we allow the Doha Development Round to fail.

The European Union has made its best to contribute to a compromise, notably to meet the demands of developing countries. We continue to be committed to our proposals, which will benefit developing countries and to the overall development goal. We must not lose heart.

Even though the WTO should not be criticised for the lack of its Member States willingness to accept compromise, we should, however. consider ways to make the WTO function more effectively. What is evident is that the organisation couldn't support the weight of the task it was given. The EU will continue working towards the end in the spirit of a strong rules-based multilateral trading system.