World Trade Organization

IATP""s Kristin Dawkins vs. Alex Avery of the Hudson Institute

METROFARM.COM | June 5, 2003 They said you could lead a horse to water, but you couldnt make it drink. Then someone invented the World Trade Organization. Now the US is suing the European Union into eating genetically-modified foods!

Week of Local Capacity-Building toward WTO in Cancun

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GLOBALIZATION | June 5, 2003 Week of Local Capacity-Building toward WTO in Cancun 6-13 June, 2003 IFG is collaborating with local community organizations in the Yucatan to share information and explore collaborative activities for the September 10-14, 2003 Ministerial of the World Trade Organization in Cancun.

Poor Countries Agree Common Demands in Trade Talks

Reuters | June 2, 2003 DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - The world's poorest countries on Monday adopted a charter of demands to present at world trade talks later this year, including unrestricted market access and easier movement of manpower to developed countries.

LDCs Press G-8 on Trade

Washington Trade Daily | June 2, 2003 Evian - Trade and the Doha Development Agenda trade negotiations yesterday dominated the first day of the G-8 Leaders Meeting here when a dozen developing countries said the time has come for the wealthiest countries to provide them substantial market access - especially in farm products (WTD, 5/29/03).

Civil Society and the November 2003 Miami Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Ministerial

North-South Center | May 21, 2003 A discussion held May 21, 2003 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the planned Americas Trade and Sustainable Development Forum (ATSDF)

Least Developed Countries Seek Market Access Ahead Of WTO Meeting

Agence France Presse | By NADEEM QADIR | May 30, 2003 Officials from 38 of the world's least-developed countries (LDCs) will meet in Bangladesh at the weekend to hammer out a common strategy ahead of the WTO ministerial meeting in Mexico.

WTO Fails To Meet Deadline On Trade

Financial Review | By Mark Davis | May 30, 2003 The World Trade Organisation will miss its fourth significant deadline in the ambitious Doha round of global trade negotiations after officials in Geneva failed to agree on how to cut industrial tariffs.

Calls For Change To US Treaty

Bangkok Post | By Woranuj Maneerungsee | May 30, 2003 There are those who feel it is time to amend or cancel the Thai-US Treaty of Amity that has favoured American firms in Thailand more than those of other nations for 35 years. If not, they fear both countries will be in violation of the World Trade Organisation's most favoured nation (MFN) principle.

The World""s Second Pillar Is Shaky ; Disorderly Conduct

The International Herald Tribune | By Ernesto Zedillo | May 30, 2003

Europe Is Making Progress On Reform of Farm Subsidies

Wall Street Journal | By SCOTT MILLER and MATTHEW NEWMAN | May 28, 2003 BRUSSELS -- In what could be the key to untangling global trade talks this year, European agriculture ministers meeting here said France has indicated privately it is willing to relax its opposition to separating European farm production from government subsidies.