Archive

October 28th, 2005

Impasse on talks on TRIPS and Health 'permanent solution'

27 October, 2005
An impasse became evident on negotiations on the major remaining issue relating to the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health when some key members appeared far apart on a solution, and disagreed even on how the process of consultations is going on, during a meeting of the TRIPS Council on 25 October.

Letter from Mandelson to Lamy

27 October, 2005
letter sent from Commissioner Mandelson to WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, expressing concerns about the lack of progress in the NAMA and services negotiations

LDCs request exemption from TRIPS for another 15 years

27 October, 2005
The least developed countries in the WTO have made a request to the TRIPS Council to extend the transitional period for their implementing the TRIPS Agreement for a further 15 years after the present transition period expires at the end of this year.

October 27th

Chirac will block Doha before cuts in farm aid

26 October, 2005
Mr Chirac used the Hampton Court summit to fire a warning shot across the bows of Peter Mandelson, EU trade commissioner, who will today present a new European offer on agriculture to help break the deadlock in the Doha world trade talks.

Trade growth in 2005 to slow from record 2004 pace

26 October, 2005
Lower economic output will slow world trade growth in 2005, according to WTO annual publication International Trade Statistics released on 27 October 2005.

South continues objection to services 'targets' in Ministerial text

26 October, 2005
Many developing countries continued to raise objections to the inclusion of 'numerical targets and indicators' as a negotiating approach in a revised text on services for the Ministerial Declaration for the WTO's Hong Kong conference.

EC benchmark proposals

26 October, 2005
EC proposal as regards the benchmarks.

Korean peoples action against neoliberal globalization Newsletter #1, 27 October 2005

26 October, 2005
People’s Action will be sending out a biweekly English newsletter to share news about anti-globalization struggles in Korea and updates on preparation of the ‘Korean People’s Struggle Delegation’.

European NGO statement: 12 key demands to the EU in the run-up to the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference

26 October, 2005
The statement has been signed by 35 groups from over 30 countries representing development, environment, gender, fair trade and religious groups as well as farmers, trade union related groups and research groups.

EU must keep CAP to protect food security, warns Paris

26 October, 2005
Mr Breton is as ardent as any French minister in arguing that the CAP is essential for Europe's future and must not be sacrificed at the altar of the World Trade Organisation.