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EU offer in Doha World Trade Talks, October 2005

New EU offer in WTO Doha Round negotiations. The offer comes in response to several proposals from the U.S, G20, G33, G10 and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group on WTO agriculture negotiations. The proposal makes any agriculture concessions strictly conditional on concessions from WTO members in industrial products, services, geographical indicators and rules.

Letter from Commissioner Mandelson to WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy, October 2005

Letter from Commissioner Mandelson to WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy expressing concerns about the lack of progress in the services and industrial product negotiating areas of the negotiations. This is in response to pressure from WTO members on the EC to give concessions in agriculture.