Archive

September 15th, 2005

Lamy Outlines Priorities for Hong Kong Ministerial, Officials Vow to Press for Deal

14 September, 2005
New World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy outlined Sept. 14 the immediate priorities member governments should focus on in order to ensure a successful outcome at the WTO's Hong Kong ministerial conference in December.

Bridging Some US-EU Differences

14 September, 2005
Summing up the outcome of three separate meetings Tuesday and yesterday, US Trade Representative Rob Portman and visiting European Union Commissioner for Trade Peter Mandelson said both sides have made progress in bridging their differences in the Doha Development Agenda agriculture negotiations

WTO talks resume with 'warming up' meeting on agriculture

14 September, 2005
The WTO on Tuesday 13 September kicked off what is expected to be an intense period of negotiations with a formal meeting of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session

Bridging Some US-EU Differences

14 September, 2005
US Trade Representative Rob Portman and visiting European Union Commissioner for Trade Peter Mandelson said both sides have made progress in bridging their differences in the Doha Development Agenda agriculture negotiations

September 14th

Mandelson Disappointed By Dems' Stand On Trade

13 September, 2005
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said Tuesday that the opposition of Democrats to trade agreements has disappointed him and he now fears Republicans are following their lead.

Brazilian Official Defends Tariff Cuts, Hopes for Progress on Agricultural Goods

13 September, 2005
Brazil's Finance Minister Ant

Poor Countries Take Sugar to UN

13 September, 2005
New threats to sugar exports to the EU from poor countries are due to come up at the United Nations summit this week

Science without conscience is worse than no science

13 September, 2005
Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, has strong views on the issue of genetically modified organisms. In an interview, he says we need to put in place an internationally agreed regulatory framework.

Call for international mobilizations in Geneva: STOP the WTO corporate agenda before Hong Kong!

A call for international mobilisation for the General Council week in October in Geneva.

September 9th

Chambliss, Goodlatte urge USTR to resist EU subsidy cut demands

8 September, 2005
The chairmen of the two congressional agriculture committees yesterday (Sept. 8) said they have told U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman that the U.S. cannot make any specific commitments to reduce agricultural subsidies at this time