Archive

novembro 26th, 2005

Lamy submits draft ministerial text for Hong Kong

25 November, 2005
Director-General Pascal Lamy, at an informal meeting of heads of delegations on 26 November 2005, introduced the Draft Ministerial Text for the 6th Ministerial Conference

Two new G-33 proposals on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism

25 November, 2005
links to two new G-33 proposals on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism

Revised NAMA and Agriculture reports

25 November, 2005
links to the ag and NAMA reports in track changes

WTO Services Chair issues second draft ministerial text on services

25 November, 2005
The Chair of the services negotiations in the WTO, Ambassador Fernando de Mateo of Mexico, issued Wednesday evening his revised draft Ministerial text on services.

novembro 25th

The WTO 6th Ministerial: People Power vs. Corporate Power

24 November, 2005
A grand global fight looms in Hong Kong in December

?Asymmetry? in Doha Reports

24 November, 2005
With submission of 'situational' reports to the World Trade Organization Trade Negotiations Committee on the various negotiations in the Doha Development Agenda now submitted, the stage is set for a showdown among members in advance of a December 13 to 18 trade ministerial meeting

Some critical points on WTO agriculture negotiations

24 November, 2005
Agriculture is once again proving to be the determinant of results in the GATT/WTO negotiations. In December 1987, it caused the collapse of the Montreal Mid-term Review of the Uruguay Round negotiations. Then at the end of that round, the results could be consolidated only after the two major developed countries had an agreement in this area in what was called the Blair House accord.

Mandelson considers Geneva summary document on services 'particularly disappointing'

24 November, 2005
European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Thursday that 'almost all' of the summary documents drawn up by the WTO negotiating committees on each of the chapters discussed and published this week were 'unsatisfactory' and the one on services 'particularly disappointing'

A Trade Facilitation DDA Report

24 November, 2005
Doha Development Agenda trade facilitation negotiations Chairman Muhamad Noor Yacob called for intensifying talks in the post-Hong Kong phase by pursuing text-based negotiations clarifying current rules relating to developing countries

African Ministers have 'interactive session' with Lamy, Amorim and US

24 November, 2005
The WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference will be a negotiating meeting and not just a stock-taking exercise, the WTO Director- General Pascal Lamy said at the African Union Trade Ministers' conference