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dezembro 2nd, 2005

US Strategy for The Final Days

1 December, 2005
In the remaining days before the World Trade Organization's Hong Kong trade ministerial conference, the United States aims to keep the focus on agriculture especially the market access pillar which lies at the heart of the four year old trade negotiations

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Honduras and Panama file complaint with WTO concerning new EU customs duty on bananas

30 November, 2005
On 30 November, Honduras and Panama filed a complaint with the WTO against the new customs duty imposed by the EU on banana imports from 1 January 2006

Portman: No deal likely on farm-subsidies

30 November, 2005
The United States' top trade envoy said Thursday it's unlikely negotiators will settle a farm-subsidy deadlock at a world trade summit this month.

draft texts on Agriculture and NAMA for inclusion in the HK Ministerial Declaration

30 November, 2005
The texts were produced on the 29th and 30th November, respectively, and are an attempt to draft more specific language based on the reports from the Chairs of Agriculture and NAMA negotiations.

Lamy, NGOs in open battle before Hong Kong Ministerial

30 November, 2005
Trade unions and civil society organizations presented a detailed letter to World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy on Wednesday explaining how the WTO services negotiations have been undemocratic and undermining the consensus mode of decision-making.

IBON urges no expansion of agricultural liberalization at WTO December meet

30 November, 2005
Media release: Independent think-tank IBON Foundation urges government negotiators to resist further liberalization of the agricultural sector at the upcoming Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

African and European farmers say: No to Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the ACP countries and no to a WTO agreement in Hong Kong.

30 November, 2005
joint press release of African and European farmers regarding the WTO and EPA negotiations

African Ministers adopt Declaration on WTO's Hong Kong meeting

30 November, 2005
The African Union Conference of Trade Ministers ended on 24 November evening after a session in which the Ministers discussed their strategy for the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference.

Developing countries call for 'Reclaiming development' in the Doha Negotiations

30 November, 2005
The recent proposals by some major developed countries in the WTO threaten the developmental content of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and it is thus timely to reclaim the development content of the Round, nine developing countries said

Geneva Update, 1 December 2005

30 November, 2005
Theme: 'The Hong Kong Ministerial Text: a failure for development'