Archive

October 20th, 2005

No Breakthrough in Geneva

19 October, 2005
Chief trade ministers of the 'Five Interested Parties' the United States, the European Union, Australia, Brazil and India yesterday failed to 'break the ice' in the difficult market access area of the ongoing Doha Development Agenda agricultural trade negotiations

An LDC 'Smokescreen' in Geneva

19 October, 2005
Brazil's external relations minister and chief trade negotiator Celso Amorim yesterday warned against creating a 'smokescreen' in the Doha Development Agenda trade negotiations

Time Is Running Out for 'Cotton' Initiative

19 October, 2005
Trade ministers of Mali and Chad yesterday warned that time is running out for a much-promised 'cotton' initative

October 19th

EU says ready to move on farm trade at talks

18 October, 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.

Services benchmarking controversy set to re-ignite

18 October, 2005
The controversy over proposals to introduce new 'benchmarking' or complementary approaches aimed at getting developing countries to accelerate their liberalisation commitments in services at the WTO is expected to re-ignite in the week starting on 17 October.

TWN statement at European Parliament on the WTO negotiations on NAMA

18 October, 2005
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).

October 18th

NGOs Roundtable Forum: webcast

17 October, 2005
webcast of the NGOs Roundtable forum.

Credibility of WTO at stake in Hong Kong

17 October, 2005
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

Hong Kong WTO chief attacked for ignoring protests

17 October, 2005
Hong Kong's WTO chief, who is organising a key ministerial trade summit here, was under fire for what critics say was his poor handling of a small protest by anti-globalisation activists.