Archive

outubro 18th, 2005

G33 proposal on Special Products

17 October, 2005
Link to the G33 proposal on Special Products.

EU Council conclusions on WTO DOHA Development Agenda

17 October, 2005
Conclusions of the EU Council on WTO Doha Development Agenda during its extraordinary external relations council meeting in Luxemburg.

outubro 17th

Rocky start to WTO dialogue

16 October, 2005
Protesters swarmed WTO director- general Pascal Lamy's car outside Hong Kong University Sunday in what could be a sign of things to come between anti-globalization protesters and free-trade proponents.

WTO meet `make or break' for trade

16 October, 2005
Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, warned in two separate speeches in Hong Kong Sunday that the meeting in the city in mid-December would be the critical make-or-break few days for the future of world trade.

Taiwan Asks Wto Members to Improve Communications Rules

16 October, 2005
Taiwan has submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a proposal for member economies to streamline their legal systems regarding the communications service sector

Activists confront new WTO chief

16 October, 2005
Pascal Lamy, the WTO director-general, yesterday fielded questions from anti-globalisation activists who contended that free trade does not benefit the poor.

outubro 16th

Debunking the Myth of Mode 4 and the U.S. H-1B Visa Program

15 October, 2005
This memo clarifies the U.S. law and policy regarding visas for foreign workers to perform work in the United States. The purpose of this memo is to overcome confusion about how the U.S. H-1B system operates and which U.S. officials have the legal ability to make enforceable commitments regarding new rights for foreign worker to enter the United States to provide services.

outubro 15th

TNC meeting takes stock of WTO negotiations

14 October, 2005
The WTO's Trade Negotiations Committee met on 13 October to take stock of the state of the Doha negotiations, with members giving views on recent developments and some members presenting a few new proposals.

Huge protest opens people's week of action on WTO in Geneva

14 October, 2005
Trade activists numbering over 3,000 massed up in front of the WTO headquarters here this afternoon to open the weeklong activities centered around the upcoming WTO General Council Meeting.

US agriculture proposal criticized as inadequate and ignoring SDT for developing countries

14 October, 2005
The US proposals on agriculture unveiled on Monday 10 October in Zurich by US Trade Representative Robert Portman has come under criticism from several developing countries and NGOs for not doing enough to cut its domestic support