NPR's Edward Lifson reports from Brussels on the appointment today of a panel to adjudicate an argument between the United States and the European Union. The argument centers on the Helms-Burton law, which is aimed at stopping non-U.S. firms from doing business with Cuba. Nearly all of the 130-countries belonging to the World Trade Organization argue that the law violates open-trade rules and extends U.S. judicial reach beyond its national territory. The U.S. claims the law is a matter of national security and not a trade matter.
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