I've heard some talk about pushing forward with the Doha Round, so as to have it close to done by the time Obama takes office. However, based on the following two articles from today, it seems to me that not much has changed Compare this:
French Foreign Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac said Monday she doesn't believe there is any chance of making headway on stalled world-trade talks before the end of the year.
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100021660-1-french-trade-min-doesn%2527t-see.html
A deal on the Doha round of trade talks could be reached within weeks and a summit of industrial and emerging countries this weekend must send a clear signal to achieve this, the EU's top trade official said.
"With leadership and determination, a Doha deal is within our grasp as the details of a final agreement could be agreed within weeks," European Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton said after meeting her U.S. counterpart Susan Schwab on Tuesday.
