EU trade commissioner Pascal lamy has echoed many of the views of his American counterpart about the importance of launching new global trade negotiations at the meetings in Doha in November. “September ii has flung us into a riskier world, as was probably the objective of the terrorists,” Lamy said in a recent speech in Brussels. He argued that a new round of talks would reassure exporters and investors shaken by the attacks in the U.S., while moves to slash tariffs and eliminate quotas would soften the impact of economic slowdown.