World Trade Organization

Philippine Gov""t Negotiators Don""t See New WTO Pact By Yearend

BusinessWorld | January 5, 2004, Philippine trade negotiators are skeptical that the 146-member World Trade Organization (WTO) would be able to wrap up the current round of trade talks before the end of 2004.

U.S. Misses WTO Deadline On Payments

The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec) | December 30, 2003

The End Of World Trade As We Know It?

South China Morning Post | By M.J. Akbar | December 30, 2003 No matter what your point of view, it was obvious that the collapse of the most recent round of global trade negotiations, held in September in Cancun, Mexico, marked a crisis in the march towards a truly global trade order.

S Korean Farmers Rally To Protest Free Trade Agreement With Chile

AFX European Focus | December 29, 2003 Thousands of farmers took to the streets here to protest at a free trade agreement with Chile, urging parliament not to ratify the accord signed 10 months ago, witnesses said.

A Coming Subsidy Storm WTO Clause""s Expiration Will Add Pressure To Farm Policy Debates

Omaha World Herald | December 26, 2003 The debate over agricultural subsidies is probably about to get a lot hotter. A long-tanding clause in the World Trade Organization agreement, which protects countries' ag subsidies from WTO disputes, expires at the end of the year.

WTO ""Peace Clause"" Protecting U.S., EU Farmers Expiring

Associated Press Worldstream | By NAOMI KOPPEL | December 23, 2003 The "peace clause" that for nine years has protected the US$1 billion in daily subsidies paid to farmers in wealthy nations is about to expire, and some countries are threatening to file their first legal challenges to the payments.

Trade Year A Battle Between Multi And Bilateral Trade Deals

AAP NEWSFEED | By Shane Wright | December 23, 2003 CANBERRA AAP - The running street battles of Seattle may not have been repeated in the sun-drenched hotels of Mexico's Cancun. But the results of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting at Cancun this year were just the same as that in Seattle four years earlier - a failure of world trade talks to get on track.

Sparks Still Flying in Transatlantic Trade Dispute

Christian Science Monitor | By Peter Ford | Dec. 8, 2003 PARIS - European leaders hailed President Bush's retreat from import tariffs on steel Friday, welcoming it as a sign that Washington is ready to abide by international rules despite the US administration's reputation abroad for "America First" policies.

Agricultural Subsidies Targeted

Washington Times | By Jeffrey Sparshott | Dec. 8, 2003 U.S. and European agricultural subsidies, worth billions of dollars to farmers, will be open to attack at the World Trade Organization as soon as next month.

Pressure to Protect Trade Not Easing

Associated Press | By Martin Crutsinger | Dec. 7, 2003 WASHINGTON - There is no sign of a quick easing of pressure on President Bush to provide trade protection for besieged U.S. industries, especially with his re-election race ahead and manufacturing employment still in free-fall.