Archive

June 11th, 2003

Many Developing Countries Don't Want To Start Investment Negotiations

10 June, 2003
Many developing countries at the WGTI meeting also said they could not agree with the proposition that the clarification process in the WGTI is complete.

June 9th

Behind US Challenge Of Europe On GMOs

8 June, 2003
The Bush Administration has touted the action as the salvation of starving people and a defense of U.S. farmers.

June 7th

Paragraph 6 Negotiations: No End In Sight

6 June, 2003
The TRIPS Council meeting on June 4-6, in its last formal session before the Cancun Ministerial Conference in September, did not make progress towards agreement on a solution for the Paragraph 6 problem.

June 5th

India Readies Plan For WTO Dialogue

4 June, 2003
Under the service negotiations, India has already made its offer to 62 countries, of which 25 have responded including the United States and European Union, the sources said.

June 2nd

Developing Countries Stress Lack Of Consensus On Competition Issue in WTO

1 June, 2003
The Cancun Ministerial meeting is mandated to take a decision by explicit consensus on the modalities of negotiations for a WTO agreement on Trade and Competition Policy.

Poor Countries Agree Common Demands In Trade Talks

1 June, 2003
Chowdhury said: 'We demand easymovement of manpower, unrestricted market access, flexibility of rules of negotiation and exemption of LDCs from anti-dumping.''

June 1st

Via Campesina Denounces the Sacramento Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology

Via Campesina denounces the Sacramento 'Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology' and insists that governments do not participate in this event

May 29th

Restricted WTO Documents Outline Non-Transparent Cancun Preparatory Process

28 May, 2003
These two documents are important to understand the process leading to Cancun. The DG and Chairman's statements clearly indicate, as stated in Aileen Kwa's recent article 'Countdown to Cancun', that WTO is in the process of becoming 'Chair driven' rather than 'member driven.'

Restricted WTO Documents Outline Non-Transparent Cancun Preparatory Process

28 May, 2003
An extremely problematic feature of this process is that the Chair states,'Clearly, the informal HODs will need to be complemented by consultations by both of us in a variety of smaller configuration to address specific issues and problems.

May 25th

Seminar On Investment Calls On Developing Countries Not To Be Coerced Into WTO Investment Negotiations

24 May, 2003
On 18-20 May, an international seminar was held in Delhi, India, to discuss trade, investment and development.