Archive - juill. 2015 - Article

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juillet 15th

Azevedo's new efforts on agri-subsidies to end Doha talks

17 June, 2015
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, Mr. Roberto Azevedo, in his current drive to conclude the Doha Development Round at the forthcoming Nairobi Ministerial meet, appears to have floated Thursday a concept on domestic agriculture support, upending all the collective efforts hitherto on further reforms in Agriculture, mandated by the Agreement on Agriculture of the Marrakesh Treaty of 1994.

Developing countries denounce re-calibration approach to end DDR

10 June, 2015
Trade ministers of leading developing countries denounced at Paris on Thursday (June 4) attempts by major developed countries to force a decision on the so-called "re-calibration" approach to lower the level of ambition of the post-Bali work program to conclude the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations later this year, several officials said.

Still no clarity on Doha re-calibration, simplification, says India

9 June, 2015
There is still no clarity on re-calibration, simplification and doabilities, India told an informal meeting at the level of Heads of Delegation (HOD) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday (1 June).

Azevedo issues sanitized version of "consultation" meetings

9 June, 2015
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Mr. Roberto Azevedo, has issued to members what appears to be a sanitized version of his meetings and issues discussed with trade envoys in different configurations over the last one month. A glimpse of the closed-door consultations between the director-general and select trade envoys in various configurations were reported by different publications, including the SUNS.

Huge International Coalition Calls for a Big Change to WTO Agenda

10 July, 2015
Negotiations in the WTO are heating up – and they are going badly. In November last year, WTO members agreed to come up with a “Work Program” for resurrecting the Doha Round by July 31. In this article Deborah James of OWINFS network articulates civil society position on recent developments in WTO negotiations.

juillet 13th

341 groups from 100+ countries call on WTO Members to Abandon Liberalization Push and Turnaround WTO Agenda

8 July, 2015
Today, 341 global civil society organizations – including development advocates, trade unions, farmers’ organizations, consumer and environmental groups from over 100 countries – sent a letter to WTO members today urging them to abandon the WTO expansion talks and instead focus on an urgent agenda to fix existing damaging rules in the WTO.

juillet 9th

LEAKED: How the Biggest Banks Are Conspiring to Rip Up Financial Regulations around the World

2 July, 2015
It’s almost impossible to keep anything secret these days – not even the core text of a hyper-secret trade deal, the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), which has spent the last two years taking shape behind the hermetically sealed doors of highly secure locations around the world. According to the agreement’s provisional text, the document is supposed to remain confidential and concealed from public view for at least five years after being signed! But now, thanks to WikiLeaks, it has seeped to the surface.

TISA Leaks Part Deux: More Evidence of Concerted Attack on Democracy

2 July, 2015
One day after it leaked a trove of documents related to the massive, pro-corporate Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), WikiLeaks on Thursday published another four chapters of the proposed 52-nation trade deal, covering key areas ahead of the next negotiating round on Monday.

Wikileaks révèle l’avant-projet du Tisa, le traité de libre échange menace l’ensemble des services publics

6 July, 2015
Le Tisa (Trade in Services Agreement) est un accord de libre-échange sur le commerce des services, en négociation depuis 2012 hors du cadre de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), dans la plus grande opacité. Avant juin 2014, il était resté presque secret. Seules des fuites avaient permis d’en percevoir l’ampleur et les dangers. Wikileaks vient de révéler à nouveau des documents clé des négociations en cours. Dont l’avant-projet d’avril 2015 qui va servir de base au prochain round de discussions, qui aura lieu la semaine du 6 juillet.

WikiLeaks/TiSA : finie la préférence nationale, les Français sont invités à choisir…américain !

2 July, 2015
WikiLeaks a rendu public l'avant-projet de libéralisation des services, discuté en secret entre les Etats-Unis et 52 pays (dont la France). Plus de barrières, plus de normes : les grands gagnants seront évidemment les multinationales américaines.