Archive

abril 27th, 2006

Lamy calls for continuous negotiations as chairs report modalities deadline will be missed

26 April, 2006
Director-General Pascal Lamy told journalists on 24 April 2006 that 'we may have missed the deadline but we are not in deadlock'. Earlier, in a statement at an informal meeting of heads of delegations, he said that 'genuine and important progress has been made, but not fast enough to allow us to reach agreement on modalities by the end of the month'.

New NAMA Report from Chair including Posible Modalities

26 April, 2006
Link to the latest progress report from the chair of the NAMA negotiations, Ambassador Stephenson, which includes possible language for modalities.

Appellate Body issues report on EC-US anti-dumping dispute

26 April, 2006
The Appellate Body, on 18 April 2006, issued its report regarding the case 'United States - Laws, Regulations and Methodology for Calculating Dumping Margins ('Zeroing')' (DS294), which was brought by the European Communities to the WTO.

EU and US rapped over trade talks

26 April, 2006
The EU's tough negotiating stance could derail talks aimed at liberalising world trade, a group of MPs has warned.

Appellate Body issues report on compliance in softwood lumber dispute

26 April, 2006
The Appellate Body, on 13 April 2006, issued its report regarding thecompliance panel report in the case 'United States-Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Softwood Lumber from Canada'.

abril 26th

WTO meeting confirms missed deadlines, no Ministerial

25 April, 2006
The World Trade Organisation Monday finally made the conclusion that the deadlines for reaching 'modalities' for agriculture and non-agricultural market access by the end of this month could not be met, and that a planned meeting of some 30 Ministers would be called off.

EU, Japan propose new WTO treaties to prevent export taxes, restrictions

25 April, 2006
In a move that has upset many developing countries, the European Union and Japan have recently proposed new treaties in the WTO to prevent or restrict the use by WTO members of export taxes and export restrictions.

Country tables on NAMA

25 April, 2006
The four new simulation exercises by Esther Busser from the ICFTU on India, Indonesia, Philippines and Mexico.

WTO agriculture talks on export competition issues

25 April, 2006
The WTO's agriculture negotiations this week have focused so far on issues relating to the export competition pillar, specifically on food aid, state trading enterprises and export credits.

abril 25th

South Cone Metalworkers Unions on NAMA

24 April, 2006
Link for the English translation of the statement circulated in Spanish.