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October 18th, 2005

G20 proposals on market access, domestic support

17 October, 2005
The Group of 20 developing countries has presented new proposals on market access and domestic support as part of the WTO agriculture negotiations.

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.

NGOs Roundtable Forum: images

17 October, 2005
Photos taken during the WTO NGOs Roundtable Forum.

G33 proposal on Special Products

17 October, 2005
Link to the G33 proposal on Special Products.

EU Council conclusions on WTO DOHA Development Agenda

17 October, 2005
Conclusions of the EU Council on WTO Doha Development Agenda during its extraordinary external relations council meeting in Luxemburg.

EU makes procurement part of benchmarking proposal

17 October, 2005
Link to EC's model schedule proposal

G33 submits proposal on indicators for special products

17 October, 2005
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.

October 17th

WTO meet `make or break' for trade

16 October, 2005
Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, warned in two separate speeches in Hong Kong Sunday that the meeting in the city in mid-December would be the critical make-or-break few days for the future of world trade.