Archive - 2005 - Article

December 17th

Analysis of the revised Draft text of 16 December 2005 on agricultural negotiations

16 December, 2005
Jacques Berthelot, Solidarit
The revised text on agriculture contains 6 paragraphs: besides the introductory paragraph 4

Asian Farmers Condemn TRIPS as One of the Worst Agreements this Century

16 December, 2005
By Ilang Ilang Quijano, PAN AP
Asian farmers today described the World Trade Organisation

Rice Farmers Want WTO Out Of Agriculture!

16 December, 2005
PAN AP
Rice farmers from across Asia who came to protest the World Trade Organization

Review of Day 4 of Ministerial: no light at end of HK tunnel, but a new South alliance is born

16 December, 2005
By Martin Khor, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Dec05)
At the end of the fourth day of the WTO Ministerial Conference, there has hardly been agreement reached on the key issues, and time is almost running out on attempts to get any

Services saga brought to new explosive level at Ministerial

16 December, 2005
By Martin Khor, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Dec 05)
The WTO

Draft Ministerial text: Anti-developmental delaying tactic, sign of impending failure

16 December, 2005
IBON Foundation, Inc.
The new draft WTO 6th Ministerial text released today still attacks Third World agriculture, industry and services without making any real headway against First World subsidies and protections for domestic producers

December 16th

Focus: On the Road to Hong Kong (Number 8, 16 December 2005)

15 December, 2005
Focus
Day four of the Ministerial had many ups, downs and roundabouts

Coalition of Agricultural Workers International Vow to Fight for Those Most Oppressed by the WTO

15 December, 2005
By Ilang Ilang Quijano, PAN AP
In a statement, CAWI called on workers everywhere to junk the WTO

WTO Pact Reached on Plan To Help Poor Countries

15 December, 2005
AP
Negotiators at a World Trade Organization meeting reached an agreement on a draft text Friday that would grant duty-free and quota-free access to imports from so-called least developing countries

Lamy Sets Morning Deadline For Amendments To Declaration Text

15 December, 2005
Inside US Trade
World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy has set a 6 a.m. Dec. 17 deadline for members to offer proposals for amending a Hong Kong ministerial declaration to further define the goals for the Doha round.