This document was collectively written by Scott Sinclair, Myriam Vander Stichele, Victor Menotti, Pena Lopes Yvette, Bill Rosenberg, Toni Verger and Aileen Kwa.US and EU want sectoral /plurilateral negotiations in Services to be...
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The EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson was presented with empty Christmas presents, signifying the hollow development package.
At the 6th WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, no deal is better than a bad deal since the only possible deal that can come out of ongoing negotiations is one that would further consolidate the underdevelopment, marginalisation and...
Read MoreIn the Green Room last night on Agriculture some elements were identified for negotiations: date for elimination of export subsidies, the number of bands in domestic support, identifying number of bands in market access,...
Read MoreThis evening marks the midway point of the Hong Kong Ministerial. There is as yet no clarity where the balance will tip in all the main areas of negotiations. There is clearly high ambition from the US and EU to lock-in more...
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“There is nothing in this disastrous text for India and the other developing countries. The consequences of it are irreversible and this minority government, which Mr Nath represents, does not have the political or moral mandate to sign away our rights forever. That is why we are giving him this urgent message in Hong Kong,” said Shalmali Guttal of Focus on the Global South. More than 90 Indian groups endorsed the letter.
In the third day of trade negotiations in Hong Kong, the talks on Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) while seem to be moving towards greater specificity, also remains bogged down by huge divergences on practically all the three main elements of the negotiations namely the formula, the flexibilities for developing countries and the issue of unbound tariffs.
Irene LeónTodo el mundo augura nulos resultados de la VI Reunión Ministerial de la Organización Mundial de Comercio -OMC-, inaugurada el 13 de diciembre en Hong Kong, al punto que hasta su propio Director General, Pascal Lamy,...
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Farmers, fisherfolk, union members, women’s groups and other civil movements joined force on the International Day of Protest against GATS and Privatization, to demand WTO members to stop trading their services at the expense of people. Meanwhile inside the Convention Centre evil Santa was handing out gifts of water, education and health care to multinational corporations.
The following are statements on the United States December 14 “aid for trade” proposal, taken from a news conference organized by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Focus on the Global South and Public...
Read MoreBy Aileen KwaProblematic Language in the Draft Ministerial Text In general, the draft text in various areas highlights “convergence” or a “working hypothesis” in some issues, but not in others. These also...
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More than 100 people from different organisations and movements participated in this public forum, which was moderated by Dr. Walden Bello.
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London, England, December 10, 2005This international conference, embracing representatives of the Iraqi,British and American and many other peoples, drawn from all parts ofsociety, declares that the crisis caused by the invasion...
Read MoreToday’s Proposal From U.S. Questioned Proposals to increase Aid for Trade funding, like today’s announcement from the U.S., will require damaging concessions in the form of tariff reductions from developing...
Read MoreToday was the first day of negotiations proper. However, there was very little movement in any of the negotiating areas, including in the green room meetings where most of the time was devoted to process issues. The day saw a PR...
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