VOL. XLI

No. 22

1-June-1998

LIBYA

EU Seeks Same US Consideration Towards Libya As With Iran

The European Union (EU) reserves the right to complain to the World Trade Organization(WTO) if the US should impose sanctions on EU members that invest in the Libyan oil andgas industry, according to European Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan. His announcementfollows an agreement announced on 18 May that the US will grant "nationalinterest" waivers to EU companies that invest in Iranian energy projects...