Archive - 2005

European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said he was ready to show more flexibility over farm trade when he meets other top-level negotiators from around the world on Wednesday.

On 11 October 2005, the European Parliament's International Trade Committeeheld a public hearing on the WTO in its preparation for the WTO's HongkongMinisterial conference in December. The Third World Network's Director, Martin Khor, was invited to make apresentation as one of six experts at the hearing. He made a statement in thesession on NAMA (non agricultural market access).

The Doha negotiations, which only a few months ago was characterized as stalled over many areas of disagreements among Members, are now back in motion.

Photos taken during the WTO NGOs Roundtable Forum.

webcast of the NGOs Roundtable forum.

he Group of 33 developing countries that operates in the WTO's agriculture negotiations has formally submitted a proposal on indicators for the designation of special products.

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

A failure to reach agreement at the forthcoming World Trade Organisation meeting in Hong Kong would destroy the WTO's credibility and undermine the international trading system

The Group of 33, which represents the defensive interests of small farmers in developing countries, has criticised the US proposal on market access in agriculture as not taking the principle of special and differential treatment (SDT) seriously.

The Group of 20 developing countries has presented new proposals on market access and domestic support as part of the WTO agriculture negotiations.