World Trade Organization

Talks Get China Near Entry Into WTO: Agreement Reached on Crop Subsidies

By Naomi Koppel | Washington Post GENEVA, July 4 -- After 15 years of knocking at the door of the World Trade Organization, China is finally on the verge of entering the global trade forum.

India Divided On New Trade Round At WTO

By Sushma Ramachandran for The Hindu NEW DELHI, JUNE 29. The Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr. Murasoli Maran, has firmly opposed proposals for a new round of trade negotiations at the coming World Trade Organisation ministerial conference at a time when the European Union and the U.S. have banded together to seek ``an ambitious new round''.

Jose Bove: On the Front Line of a New World War

Manchester Guardian Weekly | July 4, 2001 | By Jose Bove Jose Bove is a spokesperson for Confederation Paysanne, a French farmers' trade union HIGHLIGHT: The neoliberal creed of globalisation is based on blatant untruths, writes Jose Bove

China in the WTO: A New Member Will Mean New Problems

Philip Bowring | International Herald Tribune HONG KONG - The last hurdles are being removed. China may be able to join the World Trade Organization in time for the crucial November ministerial meeting in Qatar. But this step forward is likely to make progress on other WTO issues even more difficult.

European Union Statement on the WTO Doha Ministerial

European Union Geneva - Let me join others in welcoming your initiative to convene today's meeting. I also wish to pay tribute to the skill with with you have conducted the work of the General Council. Very happy to see many friends and colleagues from capitals. Good occasion to take stock.

Discussions on the Agenda for Doha: Another Pandora""s Box?

By Shefali Sharma, IATP June 27, 2001 Geneva, Switzerland

Seattle Failure Weighs on Future of New Trade Talks

By ELIZABETH OLSON New York Times GENEVA, June 25 - While huge diplomatic momentum is gathering behind the idea of a new round of global trade talks, fundamental differences between rich and poor nations and the United States and its trading partners over what should be on the agenda are clouding the talks before they can begin, just as they did in Seattle in December 1999.

Trade Rep: U.S. Loss at WTO Raises Need for New Round

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday the U.S. loss to the EU in a major trade case over tax breaks for exporters heightened the need for both sides of the Atlantic to work harder on launching a new round of global trade talks.

Two New WTO Ministerial Newsletters

Introducing "StopWTORound"

WTO Ruling against Exporter Tax Break Will Leave Bush, EU Leaders Few Options

Wall Street Journal | By HELENE COOPER, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- With the World Trade Organization yet again ruling against a U.S. tax break for exporters, President Bush finds himself in a political and diplomatic bind that will test his commitment to free trade.