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WTO Loses; Farmers Win

Capital Times (Madison, WI) | September 16, 2003 Any time the World Trade Organization is prevented from furthering the agenda of the global corporations that seek to dominate the economic, social and political life of the planet, it is cause for celebration. So pop the champagne corks, because the news from Cancun is very good, indeed.

After Cancun, Rich Man""s ""Debacle"" Is the Poor Man""s ""Moral Victory""

Washington Post.com | By Jefferson Morley | September 17, 2003 In the United States, the failure of the World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun, Mexico, to reach a new agreement was seen as a "debacle" that cast a shadow on the future of free trade. The online media in the world's poorer countries had a very different view.

Global talks On Trade Raked As ""One-Sided""

Des Moines Register | By PHILIP BRASHER and JERRY PERKINS | September 16, 2003 The collapse of global trade talks Sunday in Mexico was regrettable, but it was unfair of poor countries to insist on deep cuts in U.S. and European Union farm subsidies without opening their markets to imported food, Iowa lawmakers and farmers said Monday.

WTO Talks Collapse: Global Trade Agenda Unsettled;

Saint Paul Pioneer Press | By JANE BUSSEY | September 16, 2003 w CANCUN, Mexico -- Failed world trade talks in Mexico dashed the free-trade community's hopes for an early victory on global trade.

Falling Int""l Prices Hit Coffee Growers In Developing Nations""

In The Financial Express | By Ashok B Sharma | Sept 15, 2003 The current nature of global trade has affected coffee exporters of developing countries. Global prices of unprocessed coffee have fallen by 70 per cent since 1997 causing a loss in foreign exchange earnings of developing countries by $ 8 billion, estimates a study conducted by the Oxfam International.

Can G-21 Succeed In Cancun Negotiations ?

In The Financial Express | bY Ashok B Sharma | Sept 15, 2003 The negotiations till the fourth day of the fifth WTO ministerial meet in Cancun have proved that the developed countries are not ready to reduce their subsidies and support or give market access to the products of the Third World.

Lamy Blames WTO""s ""Medieval"" Structure For Failure Of Cancun Talks

AFX European Focus | September 15, 2003 EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy blamed the World Trade Organisation's "medieval" structure for the collapse of ministerial talks in Cancun, Mexico, on trade liberalisation. "Despite the commitment of many able people, the WTO remains a medieval organisation," Lamy said in speech notes.

WTO""s Supachai Says ""Disappointed"" Over Failure Of Cancun Conference

AFX.COM | September 15, 2003 World Trade Organization Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi Sunday expressed disappointment over the collapse of the Cancun conference, but vowed trade liberalization talks will not be derailed. "I have to admit I'm quite disappointed with the way we have concluded this meeting," Supachai said at a news conference.

Campaigners Point Finger For WTO Failure At Rich Countries

Agence France Presse | By KATE MILLAR | September 15, 2003 Campaigners and lobbyists on Sunday blamed an insistence by rich countries on pushing their demands against the will of developing nations for the breakdown in WTO trade talks here.

Disagreement Between Rich And Poor Countries Causes Negotiations To Collapse, A Setback To Bush

Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) | By Jane Bussey | September 15, 2003 LENGTH: 389 words Global trade talks collapsed Sunday as poor countries balked at proposals by rich nations to make it easier for multinational corporations to invest and operate around the globe, while refusing to cut agricultural subsidies for farmers in wealthy countries.