EU Disagrees That US Has Resolved Boeing Dispute

The U.S. said that it's resolved the Boeing subsidy dispute at the World Trade Organization (see 2005060052), and a spokesman for the European Union said May 7 that the EU doesn't agree. “While the EU is still examining the impact of the legislative action concerning the Washington State [business and operations] tax, the EU notes that the rulings in this dispute cover a number of additional measures where the US remains non-compliant (including NASA and Department of Defense Research and Development measures and certain State and local measures),” the spokesman said. He said that the EU is ready to continue discussions with the U.S. to negotiate a balanced solution that would resolve both the Airbus and Boeing subsidy cases.