By Kanaga Raja, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues
Following the collapse of trade talks among the Ministers of theG6 countries late Sunday night, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson on Monday blamed the United States for failing to show flexibility on the issue of farm subsidies.
Dr Patricia Ranald, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
tralian Trade Minister Vaile is mistaken to put his faith in bilateral deals following the collapse of the WTO negotiations. This is not a time to retreat into bilateral deals, which are even more unfair to developing countries and medium sized economies like Australia.
Campaigners from Friends of the Earth International today welcomed the collapse of the World TradeOrganisation (WTO)'s trade negotiations. This means that there is nowtime to review and reconsider the multilateral trading system in itsentirety.
La sospensione dei negoziati del 'Round dello sviluppo' della Wto, a quasi cinque anni dal loro avvio a Doha nel novembre 2001, viene salutata positivamente dal Tradewatch, l'osservatorio italiano sul commercio internazionale.
World Development Movement (WDM) today welcomed the fact that the EU and USA have been unable to force a bad trade deal onto developing countries as the trade negotiations stalled in Geneva.
By Martin Khor, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (July06/10)
Starting Sunday (23 July) itself, this will be another decisive week for the WTO's Doha negotiations, as it will become much clearer whether the G6 members will be able to implement the "new flexibilities" that their political leaders reportedly pledged to provide for their countries' positions.
By Richard Waddington and William Schomberg, Reuters
Hopes were fading on Tuesday of keeping alive a global free trade deal after trading powers failed to make a breakthrough at a marathon first session, diplomats said.
Civil society organizations from Brazil and from around the world are celebrating the collapse of negotiations towards the conclusion of the Doha Round of the WTO.
