EU Takes Dispute With Turkey On Localization Policy To Next Level
Executive Summary
After unsuccessful negotiations with Turkey on its discriminatory policies against foreign drug producers, the EU has asked the World Trade Organization to set up a dispute settlement panel to resolve the matter.
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