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TWN
Info Service on WTO Issues (2005)
- WTO
ministerial outcome imbalanced against developing countries (22 Dec
05) by Martin Khor
- Lamy,
Tsang upbeat at post-Conference press conference (21 Dec 05)
- NGOs
criticize WTO's Hong Kong outcome (21 Dec 05)
- How
the WTO's Hong Kong ministerial adopted it's declaration (21 Dec 05)
- Developing
countries voiced disappointment over revised draft (19 Dec 05)
- Uncertain
last day ahead -- roller-coaster events in and outside Ministerial
(19 Dec 05)
- No
light at end of HK tunnel, but a new south alliance is born (17 Dec
05)
- Services
saga brought to new explosive level at Ministerial (17 Dec 05)
- The
"development package" that isn't (16 Dec 05)
- US
and EU can't implement their proposed 'development package' (16 Dec
05)
- Problems
multiply and negotiations unravelling after 3rd day (16 Dec 05)
- Even
patched-up, procedural deal in Hong Kong will be worse than failure
(15 Dec 05) by Chakravarthi Raghavan
- New
developing-country group on NAMA demands respect for SDT and flexibilities
(15 Dec 05)
- G33
says "Development at Risk," pushes for SP, SSM (15 Dec 05)
- More
finger pointing, less negotiation, as Ministerial gets under way (15
Dec 05)
- Ministerial
opens amid protests and diplomatic activism (14 Dec 05)
- G20
Ministers reaffirm "agriculture central to Doha Round," India and
Brazil state positions (14 Dec 05)
- New
HK ministerial draft issued, but without cover note (09 Dec 05)
- WTO
approves 'permanent solution' to TRIPS and Health (09 Dec 05)
- Rushing
through a "permanent solution" for TRIPS and Health (09 Dec 05)
- Reassessing
risks and dangers, on the eve of Hong Kong (08 Dec 05)
- WTO
General Council agrees to put services text for Hong Kong in square
brackets (06 Dec 05)
- TRIPS
transition period for LDCs extended 7.5 years with conditions (06
Dec 05)
- Intense
activity as General Council debates Hong Kong text (05 Dec 05)
- Revised
Hong Kong draft retains services text and Annex (05 Dec 05)
- Developing
countries voice concerns on Hong Kong draft at TNC (05 Dec 05)
- WTO
members raise concerns raised over draft Ministerial text (01 Dec
05)
- Developing
countries call for "Reclaiming Development" in WTO Doha Round (01
Dec 05)
- African
Ministers adopt Declaration on WTO's Hong Kong meeting (01 Dec 05)
- WTO's
NAMA Talks: How Swiss formula affects Tariffs, using different coefficients
(29 Nov 05)
- Critique
of the draft ministerial text for the WTO’s Hong Kong conference (29
Nov 05) by Martin Khor
- New
Services draft meets with resistance (26 Nov 05)
- WTO
Services Chair's second draft Ministerial text on services (26 Nov
05)
- African
Ministers have 'interactive session' with Lamy, Amorim and US (25
Nov 05)
- WTO's
Agriculture Chair issues his draft report (25 Nov 05)
- Some
critical points on WTO agriculture negotiations: Paper by Bhagirath
Lal Das (25 Nov 05)
- NAMA
report biased against developing countries (23 Nov 05)
- Services
new report out on Wednesday, Asean countries make major proposals
on services text (22 Nov 05)
- Dissatisfaction
over text and process voiced at services meeting (22 Nov 05)
- Agriculture
is the engine of the negotiations, stresses G20 (19 Nov 05)
- Mood
of uncertainty in WTO on production of Ministerial text and process
(19 Nov 05)
- State
of NAMA negotiations 'Bad and Confusing' (16 Nov 05)
- "Recalibrating"
The expectations for Hong Kong and rescheduling WTO negotiations (10
Nov 05)
- Mood
at WTO gloomy as "Ministerial Green Room" Covenes (09 Nov 05)
- WTO
members wait for action to shift from London to Geneva (09 Nov 05)
- Week
of decision in WTO for "Level of ambition" in Hong Kong ministerial
(07 Nov 05)
- NGOs
slam drafting process for Ministerial services text (02 Nov 05)
- EC
demands contradict UK minister's 'No forced liberalisation' pledge
(02 Nov 05)
- LDCs
make strong plea in WTO for action on SDT (02 Nov 05)
- G33
submits proposal on Special Safeguard Mechanism (02 Nov 05)
- Reactions
to EU agriculture proposal range from 'DISAPPOINTING' to 'UNACCEPTABLE'
(02 Nov 05)
- Services:
Developing Countries joint statement against 'targets' in Ministerial
draft; also attack EU services paper paper (31 Oct 05)
- EU
agriculture proposal shifts burden to South in NAMA, services (31
Oct 05)
- Impasse
on talks on TRIPS and Health "permanent solution" (28 Oct 05)
- LDCs
request exemption from TRIPS for another 15 years (28 Oct 05)
- Agriculture:
"Agreement needed by 31 October or no Hong Kong deal" (27 Oct 05)
- G20
submits six proposals on agriculture (27 Oct 05)
- Developing
continues objection to services "targets" in Ministerial text (27
Oct 05)
- Agriculture:
ACP Group proposes lower tariff cuts for developing countries (26
Oct 05)
- WTO
General Council discusses text drafting, TRIPS, commodities (21 Oct
05)
- African
cotton countries demand concrete results at Hong Kong (21 Oct 05)
- "Blame
game" follows failure of FIPs Ministers' meeting (21 Oct 05)
- Das
critique on services benchmark proposals (20 Oct 05)
- TWN
statement at European parliament on the WTO negotiations on NAMA (19
Oct 05)
- G33
submits proposal on indicators for special products (18 Oct 05)
- Services
benchmarking controversy set to re-ignite (19 Oct 05)
- G33
criticises agriculture process and US proposal (18 Oct 05)
- G20
proposals on market access, domestic support (18 Oct 05)
- TNC
meeting takes stock of WTO talks (15 Oct 05)
- G20
response to US, EU proposals (15 Oct 05)
- EU
seeks aggressive opening of developing countries in exchange for agriculture
(15 Oct 05)
- US
Agriculture proposal criticised as inadequate and ignoring special
treatment for developing countries (15 Oct 05)
- WIPO
creates 'Provisional Committee' for Development Agenda and decides
on how to proceed with SPLT (08 Oct 05)
- WIPO
agrees to postpone decision on WIPO Broadcasting treaty (08 Oct 05)
- The
Debate on Development Agenda and the Substantive Patent Law Treaty
at the Assembly (08 Oct 05)
- Debate
and Divisions over Proposed Broadcasting Treaty in WIPO (08 Oct 05)
- NGO
Statement on WIPO General Assembly (08 Oct 05)
- Developing
countries call for 'development dimension' in WIPO (08 Oct 05)
- Benchmarking
proposals come under heavy fire at formal WTO services meeting (04
Oct 05)
- Preview
of WIPO general assembly (27 Sept 05)
- Developing
countries voice objections to 'BENCHMARKING' proposals in services
(27 Sept 05)
- WTO
members still far apart on NAMA (25 Sept 05)
- WTO
agriculture chair indicates change in approach (23 Sept 05)
- Fate
of south's industries at stake in WTO's NAMA negotiations (21 Sept
05)
- Review
of different positions in WTO agriculture negotiations (20 Sept 05)
- Summary
and Recommendations of Workshop on Bilateral/Regional Free Trade Agreements
(18 Sept 05)
- TWN
Seminar Warns About WTO-PLUS Issues and Rules in Bilateral and Regional
FTAs (18 Sept 05)
- Lamy
says two-thirds of Doha round should be completed by Hong Kong (16
Sept 05)
- Developed
Countries Launch Joint Offensive to Open Up Developing Countries'
Services Through New Methods (16 Sept 05)
- 'Warming
Up' Meeting in Agriculture Kicks Off WTO Post-Vacation Talks (15 Sept
05)
- WTO
General Council ends meeting without outcome, 4 new deputy generals
announced (02 Aug 05)
- Developing
countries express concern on the trend and process of negotiations
(02 Aug 05)
- WTO
members give assessments on state of negotiations (01 Aug 05)
- WTO
situation disappointing but not disastrous, says Supachai (01 Aug
05)
- NAMA
Chair conforms impasse in NAMA talks (28 July 05)
- Agriculture
meeting hears there is no convergence from recent agriculture talks
(28 July 05)
- General
council meeting starts amid gloom of "NO OUTCOME" (28 July 05)
- Lack
of agreement on eve of WTO general council meeting (27 July 05)
- WTO
Agriculture talks in the "FIPS-PLUS" process (26 July 05)
- Preview
of WTO activities in week starting 25 July (23 July 05)
- These
negotiations are in trouble', warns Supachai (15 July 05)
- G8
moves a bit on aid and debt, but fails on trade and climate (15 July
05)
- Major
differences remain in NAMA talks (13 July 05)
- WTO
Agriculture Talks: 'First approximation' unlikely by end July (12
July 05)
- The
Caribbean Countries' Proposal on NAMA (11 July 05)
- G20
proposes disciplines on trade distorting domestic support (07 July
05)
- Caribbean
countries propose new formula at NAMA meeting (06 July 05)
- North
and South countries differ on assessment of services talks, and on
the need or otherwise for new negotiating approach (05 July 05)
- Status
report on WTO agriculture negotiations issued by chairperson (05 July
05)
- Services
negotiations resume, with corridor talk on "benchmarking"
(28 June 05)
- Controversial
"benchmarking" idea to dominate GATS talks? (28 June 05)
- Civil
society groups voice concerns over GATS talks at WTO (28 June 05)
- No
agreement on future work of WIPO Patents Committee (25 June 05)
- Divisions
continue at WIPO patents committee meeting (25 June 05)
- WIPO
members split on future work on patent law treaty (25 June 05)
- Battle
of Swiss vs Swiss-type formula in NAMA negotiations (23 June 05)
- Divergences
over modalities for tariff reduction in NAMA talks (16 June 05)
- NAMA
negotiations: Argentina, Brazil and India argue why developing countries
need to use industrial tariffs (16 June 05)
- Agriculture
negotiations on market access 30 May - 3 June (15 June 05)
- Group
of 33 submits proposals on special products and special safeguard
mechanism in agriculture (14 June 05)
- Agriculture
negotiations on tiered Tariff cuts (14 June 05)
- Trade
Facilitation in WTO: Developing Countries Stress Need to Clarify Scope
of Negotiations (24 May 05)
- Experts
warn of devastating effects of WTO framework on industrial tariff
cuts (NAMA) (22 May 05)
- Cautious
response to new "AVE" guidelines on Agriculture at WTO meeting (21
May 05)
- Contrasting
views continue at WIPO seminar on IP and Development (11 May 05)
- WIPO
seminar debates intellectual property and development (11 May 05)
- Development
Absent in the DOHA Talks, According to Speakers at Symposium Session
(10 May 05)
- NGOS
and Unions Criticise NAMA Framework During WTO Symposium (10 May 05)
- WTO
symposium debates virtues or otherwise of liberalisation (10 May 05)
- Two
candidates left in race for WTO Director-General (02 May 05)
- NAMA
Negotiations Hit a Snag at North Countries Attack Argentina-Brazil-India
Proposal (04 May 05)
- Argentina,
Brazil, India Present NAMA Proposal at WTO Meeting to Mixed Response
(04 May 05)
- WTO
agriculture meeting suspended over AVE issue (26 April 05)
- 3
Candidates Left in 2nd Round Consultations for WTO DG Post (26 April
05)
- TWN's
Statement at the WIPO Development Agenda Meeting (20 April 05)
- WIPO
To Hold 2 More "Development Agenda" Meetings in June, July 2005 (16
April 05)
- Developing
countries elaborate on their WIPO development agenda (16 April 05)
- Differences
Emerge on Meaning of WIPO Development Agenda (15 April 05)
- Developing
countries present comprehensive plan to reform WIPO (13 April 05)
- Disappointing
results for South so far in GATS talks (06 April 05)
- GATS
negotiators debate if there is a "crisis" in WTO services talks (06
April 05)
- GATS
talks will move only with a "big leap" in Mode 4 (06 April 05)
- Heated
Discussion as TRIPS and Health Deadline is Missed (05 April 05)
- US
draft paper counters Development Agenda in WIPO (25 Mar 05)
- North
onslaught on South's industrial tariffs in NAMA talks (23 Mar 05)
- Remaining
issues in agriculture framework get first look; talks break off without
agreement on AVEs (23 Mar 05)
- G20
and G33 present papers on Blue Box and de minimis support at WTO agriculture
negotiations (22 Mar 05)
- EC
and Malaysian Proposals on NAMA (22 Mar 05)
- Developed
Countries Advocate Steep Cuts in NAMA Tariffs (21 Mar 05)
- G20
Ministerial meeting ends with Declaration (21 Mar 05)
- Developing
Countries Propose that TRIPS should require Patent Applications on
Genetic Resources/Traditional Knowledge should Prove Benefit Sharing
(18 Mar 05)
- More
Consultations Needed for TRIPS/Health "Permanent Solution" (16 Mar
05)
- Paper
on NAMA Negotiations by B.L. Das (15 Mar 05)
- Developing
Countries Object to WIPO Consultation Process on Patent Treaty Talks
(14 Mar 05)
- Report
on agriculture negotiations (20 Feb 05)
- North-South
contrast in trade facilitation talks (17 Feb 05)
- Financial
services firms lobby developing countries at WTO (16 Feb 05)
- Uphill
task to meet WTO's deadlines for Hong Kong (14 Feb 05)
- Some
gains but many costs in NAMA proposals - UNCTAD paper (26 Jan 05)
- G20
statement on need for disciplines on Blue Box subsidies (24 Jan 05)
- "Future
of WTO report launched, with some controversial proposals (20 Jan
05)
- G33
developing countries warn against tariff reduction method that can
disrupt developing countries' rural economies (12 Jan 05)
- African
Group proposal for amending TRIPS in relation to access to medicines
(26 Jan 05)
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