Archive - juin 27, 2006

Lettre aux ministres, Juin 2006

26 June, 2006
26 May, 2009

Aux :  Ministres du commerce auprès de l’OMC

CC :  Pascal Lamy, Directeur Général de l’OMC et Président du Comité des Négociations Commerciales
          Ambassadeur Falconer, Président du Comité de l’Agriculture, Sessions spéciales
          Ambassadeur Stephenson, Président du Groupe de Négociation sur l’Accès aux Marchés

 

Time for a New Approach to the Multilateral Trading System: Over 100 Civil Society Groups Demand the Burial of the Doha Round

26 June, 2006
In a letter sent today to Trade Ministers at the WTO, more than 100 civil society groups from around the world denounced the legitimacy of an exclusive Ministerial meeting in Geneva this week, and urged trade ministers to develop a new approach to the multilateral trading system. The signatories represented civil society groups from more than 30 countries, including the big WTO players - US, EU, Japan, Canada, Australia and India - as well as smaller countries like, Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria and Bolivia.

Agriculture Modalities draft issued, with warning against false solutions

26 June, 2006
The two papers on draft possible modalities for agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) for the WTO negotiations were issued on Thursday (22 June) at lunch-time, a day after they were expected to be sent to Members. A meeting on Friday morning will allow members to give their comments on the agriculture paper.

NAMA modalities paper shows up many areas of division

26 June, 2006
The paper on draft modalities for non-agriculture market access (NAMA) that will serve as the basis for WTO negotiations in the next ten days contains little in the form of agreed text, and more in terms of comments on the areas of present disagreement among the WTO members.

Uncertainty reigns as stage is set for WTO talks this week

26 June, 2006
The stage is set for a week or more of intense negotiations at the WTO as Ministers of some 40 to 50 countries are expected to arrive in Geneva in an effort to boost the flagging Doha negotiations.

Anti-globalisers want WTO trade round 'buried'

26 June, 2006
More than 100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) opposed to trade liberalisation on Tuesday demanded the WTO's troubled Doha round be 'buried' as ministers prepare to fly to Geneva in a bid to revitalise it.