World Trade Organization

Ministers Search for Compromise in WTO Trade Talks

Agence France Presse | By Stefanie Batcho | July 30, 2003Trade ministers from 25 countries meeting behind closed doors here in an attempt to give momentum to stalled global trade talks started positioning themselves Tuesday for a showdown over agricultural subsidies.

WTO""s Supachai to Start Daily Themed Meetings from Aug 11 to End Impasse

AFX News | July 25, 2003

Ministers to Gauge Flexibility at Montreal Talks Ahead of Cancun Summit

Agence France Presse | By Stefanie Batcho | July 27, 2003 At the WTO's informal meeting starting here on Monday, 25 trade ministers will attempt to find common ground over the divisive issues of farm subsidies and medicine for poorer countries that have stalled the latest round of global trade talks.

Trade Ministers to Tackle Farm Issues in Montreal

Rueters | By Gilbert Le Gras | July 28, 2003 Top trade officials from the United States, European Union and two dozen other countries launched new efforts to kick start stalled world trade talks on Monday, searching for common ground on farm subsidies and tariff reforms.

NGOs Say WTO Shuts Out Poor Nations, Needs Reform

Reuters | July 24, 2003 GENEVA - Non-governmental groups campaigning for a better trading deal for developing countries accused the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday of shutting poor nations out of its decision-making processes.

Campaign: The World Says No To the WTO

United for Peace and Justice | July 23, 2003

Denmark Comes Into the Open

Danish Association for International Co-operation | July 22, 2003

Global Trade Talks Could End in Disaster, MPs Warn

The Guardian | By Charlotte Denny | July 15, 2003 Backbench MPs warned Patricia Hewitt that deadlocked global trade talks could end in a repeat of the disastrous Seattle meeting unless Europe drops demands for negotiations on new issues such as investment.

Fixing Subsidies Won""t End Woes of the Poor

The Vancouver Sun | By Ben Bradshaw | July 21, 2003 A troubling detail accompanying the release of the UN Human Development Report for 2003 makes it clear why farm subsidies are hard to defend: Every European cow gets a $3-a-day subsidy whereas 40 per cent of Africans live on less than $1 a day.

Europe Adopts Hardline Stance on CAP Cuts

The Guardian | By Charlotte Denny | July 21, 2003 The European Union will today raise the stakes in vital global trade talks when it adopts a hardline negotiating stance for September's World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, Mexico.