欧盟在WTO中的地位与角色

European Union's Status and Role in WTO

一体化使得欧盟可以像一个"大国"一样参与国际经济活动,并逐步成为了多边贸易体制中的领导者。欧盟不仅是WTO决策体制中的"双寡头"之一,而且还在西雅图会议之后赢得了多边主义领导者的声誉。欧盟是WTO的领导者,是多边规则的制定者,通过灵活选择基于实用主义的策略,成为了多边贸易体系中的受益者。欧盟在多边政策中的实用主义体现为:在利益的驱动下积极推动多边贸易自由化、需要时不惜违背WTO规则、善用"原则中的例外"条款、成为多边争端解决机制的第二大用户。

EU acts as a ＂great power＂ in international economic activities with its integration process and becomes one of the leaders in the multilateral trading system.As one of the ＂duopoly＂ in WTO decisionmaking mechanism,EU is seen as a leader of multilateralism after Seattle Conference.As a leader of WTO,EU is the decision-maker of multilateral rules and becomes the beneficiary through various strategies and policies of pragmatism,which can be reflected by the following realities：such as promoting multilateral trade liberalization for interests,breaching WTO rules when necessary,using articles of ＂exceptions in principles＂ and becoming the second user of multilateral dispute settlement mechanism.