Archive - 2005

octobre 19th

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).

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.

octobre 18th

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.

Delegation of the European Parliament's Left condems European negotiators' obsession with market access at the WTO

17 October, 2005
The delegation noted that the WTO negotiations were again being conducted without any transparency and were excluding from the different meetings those countries that are least rich and that have most demands to make in terms of their rights to development.

Geneva Update No. 2

17 October, 2005
The Doha negotiations, which only a few months ago was characterized as stalled over many areas of disagreements among Members, are now back in motion.

G33 criticises agriculture process and US proposal

17 October, 2005
The Group of 33, which represents the defensive interests of small farmers in developing countries, has criticised the US proposal on market access in agriculture as not taking the principle of special and differential treatment (SDT) seriously.

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