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Brazil to Raise U.S. Ag Subsidies Before WTO

Xinhua News Agency | August 03, 2001 BRASILIA, (Xinhua via COMTEX) - The Brazilian government will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the increase in U.S. agricultural subsidies, authorities said.

WTO Members Remain Divided over Scope of Doha Talks; Farm Trade at Issue

By Ravi Kanth

Top WTO Officials Warn Time Is Running Out for Trade Agenda

Wall Street Journal | By MATTHEW NEWMAN and GEOFF WINESTOCK, Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL GENEVA -- Top officials at the World Trade Organization believe time is running out for a deal on a new round of talks on global trade.

Food Safety Concerns Emerging as Hurdle to Launch of New Round

Bureau of National Affairs | July 30, 2001 | By Daniel Pruzin

Re: Public Comments on the Built-In Agenda at the WTO

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) submited comments to the U.S. Trade Representative concerning the built-in agenda at the WTO. The comments below are focused specifically on the Agreement on Agriculture and TRIPs. A more general note on the WTO negotiations is provided by way of introduction.

EU Official Cites Domestic Support as Toughest Issue in WTO Farm Talks

International Trade Daily | July 27, 2001 | By Daniel Pruzin

Status Report Shows Deep Divisions on Agenda for New WTO Round

Inside US Trade In a confidential status report circulated to World Trade Organization members this week, the General Council Chairman and WTO Director General describe entrenched divisions on a possible agenda for a new negotiating round and highlight the importance of addressing developing countries' demands for more trade benefits before a round can be launched.

Anti-Globalization Effort Scores -- Points Protesters"" Influence Grows Despite Violence

by Robert Collier From Genoa, Italy, to the Bay Area, these are heady yet bewildering times for the growing throngs of people who are taking to the streets to denounce free trade. Last weekend's Group of Eight summit was yet more proof that the anti- globalization movement has become the biggest left-of-center force for social protest in decades.

WTO Agriculture Negotiations Plow through Export Subsidies

excerpt from BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest | Vol. 5, Number 28 | 24 July, 2001

LDCs Reject a New Round for Doha

Yash Tandon, Director, Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Initiative (SEATINI)

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