VOL. XLVI

No 48

1-December-2003

ISRAEL

TRADE AND COMMERCE

Row Breaks Out In Israel Over Trade Dispute With EU

A row has broken out in Israel between Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Ehud Olmert after Mr Olmert made an unexpected concession to the EU in their ongoing trade dispute. At a meeting with EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy in Brussels on 24 November, Mr Olmert agreed to the exact labeling of origin of all Israeli exports to the EU a move previously...