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U.S. Officials Says No Trade Talk Round Without EU Elimination Of Agricultural Export Subsidies

The Associated Press | By NAOMI KOPPEL | February 20, 2004 A global treaty to boost the economy by cutting barriers to international trade is only possible if the European Union agrees to scrap subsidies on farm exports, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said Friday.

Farm Trade Nations To Meet In Costa Rica On Stalled WTO Negotiations

Agence France Presse | February 20, 2004 The 17-nation Cairns Group of agricultural exporters meets in Costa Rica next week to discuss ways to kick-start the stalled Doha round of global trade liberalisation negotiations, Australia said Friday.

EU To Ask For WTO Panel On US Anti-Dumping Methodology

AFX.COM | February 17, 2004 The EU will today ask for a panel to be set up to examine the compatibility of US anti-dumping methodology with WTO rules, the European Commission said.

Bilateral Pacts Cannot Replace Multilateral System: Sec-Gen

Business Times (Malaysia) | February 17, 2004 THE International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) reminded governments not to be enticed by the short-term gains of bilateral trade pacts because smaller and weaker countries would never fully benefit from such deals.

India Won""t Open Markets Unless Developed Nations Cut Farm Subsidies

Agence France Presse | February 17, 2004 India warned Tuesday it will not open its markets further unless developed nations move swiftly to cut subsidies on their agriculture exports.

Britain Fires Early Salvo In GM Foods Row

Agence France Presse | February 17, 2004 Britain fired a shot across the bows of the United States over genetically-modified (GM) food as environment ministers from around 70 countries prepared to meet here Wednesday on preserving the diversity of life on earth.

African Ministers Open Informal Trade Talks Ahead of WTO Negotiations

World Markets Analysis | By Gus Selassie | February 17, 2004

WTO Public Symposium 2004

World Trade Organization | February 12, 2004 From 25 to 27 May 2004, the WTO will organize its annual public symposium in Geneva. The symposium's set-up will be similar to that of previous years: an opening plenary session on the first day (am), followed by individual work sessions which will run in parallel from 25 (pm) to 27 (pm) May and which are organized by participants themselves.

Looking South, North Or Both?

The Economist | February 7, 2004

WTO Leader Calls Regional Trade Agreements Discriminatory

Bangkok Post, Thailand | By Boonsong Kositchotethana | February 5, 2004 The head of World Trade Organisation slammed the mushrooming regional trade agreements (RTAs) as discriminatory and not conducive to attempts to forge a global trade liberalisation accord. RTAs are also commonly referred to as free trade agreements or FTAs.