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Permanent Mission of the European Union to
the World Trade Organization (WTO)
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The EU Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) represents the interests of the EU and its 28 member states in the daily work of the WTO. This includes the regular work of the WTO, as well as related trade negotiations.
The EU Mission is part of the European External Action Service (EEAS) established following the Lisbon Treaty of 2007.
The Permanent Delegation of the EU to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva deals with other international organisations in Geneva whereas the Delegation of the European Union in Bern focuses on bilateral relations with Switzerland.
Dear visitor,
Thank you for your interest in the work of the Permanent Mission of the European Union to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
As laid down by Treaty, the European Union institutions have exclusive competence over international trade policy.
The European Union continues to play a key role in trade matters, including multilaterally in the WTO. As the world's largest trading entity, and the single largest provider of Aid for Trade, the EU, speaking with one voice in the WTO, will continue to play an active leadership role in identifying and promoting ways to advance the international trading system and the WTO, be it in the day-to-day work of the organization or in any negotiations taking place.
While its regular work and the dispute settlement system operate well, the WTO has struggled over the past twenty years to achieve outcomes in negotiations to expand market access and other disciplines. However, the WTO's 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December 2015 saw agreement on a number of important issues, including export competition in the area of agriculture, as well as decisions specifically for the benefit of least-developed countries. The Ministerial Conference also formally completed the accession to the WTO of two new least-developed country members, Afghanistan and Liberia. These results add further to the ones resulting from the 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali (December 2013).
Looking ahead it will now be for WTO members to decide on the priorities for future negotiations for multilateral trade liberalisation and adoption of new disciplines on trade-related issues reflecting the economic realities and needs of today. The EU remains committed to playing an active leadership role in this respect.
This website provides you with information on EU trade policy, in particular as it relates to the WTO. Further information on EU policies and activities is accessible through the Europa gateway.
The Permanent Delegation of the EU to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva deals with other international organizations in Geneva whereas the Delegation of the European Union in Bern deals with bilateral relations with Switzerland.
Your comments, questions, and suggestions on our work in Geneva are welcome.
You can contact us directly at delegation-geneva-wto@eeas.europa.eu
Marc Vanheukelen
Ambassador and Permanent Representative
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Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 61
Email: marc.vanheukelen@eeas.europa.eu
Deputy Head of Mission
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 77
E-mail: Paolo.garzotti@eeas.europa.eu
Attaché / Assistant
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 27
E-mail: Silvana.sultana@eeas.europa.eu
Attaché / Assistant
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 22
E-mail: Francoise.mingelbier@eeas.europa.eu
Protocol & Social Events, Press & Information Assistant
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 14
E-mail: tania.cayon@eeas.europa.eu
Minister Counsellor
Responsibilities: Agriculture, State trading enterprises, Cotton
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 41
E-mail: Christophe.rames@eeas.europa.eu
Minister Counsellor
Responsibilities: SPS issues
Telephone: +41 22 919 74 13
E-mail: Canice.nolan@eeas.europa.eu
Counsellor
Responsibilities: WTO Dispute Settlement, Legal matters
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 59
E-mail: Ioannis.zervas@eeas.europa.eu
Counsellor
Responsibilities: Rules (Anti-Dumping, Subsidies and Safeguards), Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Competition
Press relations & relations with the European Parliament and Website
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 17
E-mail: stefan.amarasinha@eeas.europa.eu
Counsellor
Trade & Development (incl. CTD-SS, CTD regular), Monitoring Mechanism, Small Economies, PTA, LDC Sub-Committee, Transfer of Technology, Aid for Trade (incl. Enhanced Integrated Framework), DDAGTF, Trade Debt and Finance, ITC,
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 38
E-mail: tiina.satuli@eeas.europa.eu
Counsellor
Responsibilities: Trade facilitation, Trade & environment (incl. Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA), Labour, Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA), Civil Aircraft, Budget Committee, General Council, Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC)
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 75
E-mail: claudia.weiss@eeas.europa.eu
First Secretary
Committee on Market Access, Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA), ITA, Pharma-Agreement, Chemicals and GRP/Transparency, Art. XXIV:6 and XXVIII negotiations, Council for Trade in Goods, General Council, Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), Rules of Origin
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 31
E-mail: Diane.lacoste@eeas.europa.eu
First Secretary
Responsibilities: Trade in Services, E-Commerce, TISA, Trade and Investment, TRIMs
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 51
E-mail: fabien.gehl@eeas.europa.eu
Attaché
Responsibilities: WTO Dispute Settlement Body, Legal matters
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 50
E-mail: Victor.garcia-lopez-berges@eeas.europa.eu
Trade Officer
Responsibilities: Accessions, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Customs valuation, Import licensing, Pre-shipment inspection, Balance of Payments Committee (BOP), focal point for all issues related to Russia and CIS countries
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 43
E-mail: marie-pierre.nicora@eeas.europa.eu
Trade Officer
Responsibilities: Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) (incl. monitoring reports), Government procurement, General Council, Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC)
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 34
E-mail: hene.leht@eeas.europa.eu
Assistant
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 21
E-mail: eliane.barbaglia@eeas.europa.eu
Assistant
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 40
E-mail: evelyne.benoist@eeas.europa.eu
Assistant
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 25
E-mail: xenia.nettleton@eeas.europa.eu
Head of Administration, Attaché
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 69
E-mail: Wallace.harland@eeas.europa.eu
Mail/archives
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 70
E-mail: Jean-marc.armuzzi@eeas.europa.eu
Infrastructure
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 65
E-mail: Marie-laure.blanc@eeas.europa.eu
Human Resources/Protocol
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 68
E-mail: Muriel.bouvier@eeas.europa.eu
Mail/Archives
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 56
E-mail: Serena.galeano@eeas.europa.eu
Logistics
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 47
E-mail: Isabelle.le-gatt@eeas.europa.eu
Accounting
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 79
E-mail: Alain.nibut@eeas.europa.eu
Driver
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 45
E-mail: Antunes.valdir@eeas.europa.eu
Driver
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 45
E-mail: Andre.da-cunha@eeas.europa.eu
Driver
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 45
E-mail: Michel.drezen@eeas.europa.eu
Driver/Administrative support
Telephone: +41 22 918 22 72
E-mail: Robert.kelly@eeas.europa.eu