World Trade Organization

Globalization Fight Continues

The Toronto Star | By Luke Eric Peterson | July 22, 2003 Exactly when is a victory a "victory" in the campaign against unfettered economic globalization? As protesters gather next week in Montreal at a meeting of world trade ministers, they can be forgiven for feeling more than a vague sense of deja vu.

Despite U.S. Criticism, E.U. Unrepentant on GM Food Rules

Deutsche Presse Agentur | July 22, 2003 European Union policymakers are unrepentant: the bloc's recently-approved rules on the strict labelling of genetically modified (GM) food and crops will go into effect next year, they say, regardless of what America thinks.

Russia in Final Phase of Talks to Join WTO: Prime Minister

Agence France Presse | July 22, 2003 Russia is in the final stages of negotiations to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO), Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said Tuesday.

EU Offically Adopts New Rules on GM Food Labelling

Agence France Presse | July 22, 2003 European Agriculture ministers on Tuesday officially adopted new rules on the labelling of genetically modified (GM) food products, European Union sources said. The decision opens the way for the EU to lift its ban on GM products, which has been in place since 1999.

WTO Bids to Move Stalled Trade Talks Forward

Agence France Presse | July 18, 2003 The World Trade Organisation on Friday published an initial draft of key decisions that ministers will need to make at an upcoming meeting in Mexico to revive stalled global trade talks.

Lula Attacks US Trade Stance

BBC News | July 14, 2003

WTO Chief Has Stern Words for Negotiators, Two Months Before Cancun

Agence France Presse | July 14, 2003 Less than two months before a key World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting, the organisation's top official on Monday urged countries to begin negotiating in earnest to find compromises in ailing global trade negotiations.

Kohler Urges Developed Countries to End Trade Imbalances

Africa News | July 11, 2003 Developed economies must reduce trade-distorting subsidies and improve market access for developing countries, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Horst Kohler has said.

Drops on Parched Soil

The Economist | July 5, 2003

US and Europe on Brink of Trade War

The Guardian (London)| By Andrew Osborn in Brussels and Larry Elliott | July 12, 2003 The European Union and the United States were teetering on the brink of a transatlantic trade war last night after Brussels threatened a Dollars 2.2bn package of sanctions unless Washington scrapped steel tariffs ruled illegal by the World Trade Organisation yesterday.