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Statement o EU conditional negotiating proposals - short version, October 2005

Statement by the E.C. on the Doha Round setting out their negotiating proposal in the run up to the Hong Kong Ministerial. The proposal was submitted at the Zurich mini-Ministerial, 10 October 2005

U.S. vs. EU Biotech Products Case: WTO Dispute Backgrounder

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scheduled to rule on a highly anticipated case that will directly impact how countries around the world regulate genetically modified (GM) crops and food.

Statement by the EU to the TNC

Statement by the Eropean Union to the Trade Negotiations Committee of the WTO presenting the EU position on the Doha negotiations. The statement was presented duting the July General Council, 2005.

Statement by Jamaica to the TNC

Statment by Jamaica to the Trade Negotiations Committee during the July General Council 2005. The statement outlines Jamaica's position in relation to the WTO Doha Round negotiations in the run up to the 6th Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong, December 2005.

U.S. Food Aid: Time to Get it Right

U.S. food aid programs are plagued by inefficiency and are not addressing the long-term causes of hunger and food insecurity in the developing world. This report lays out problems with U.S. food aid and points to needed reforms.

The July Framework: Failing the Development Agenda

This analysis focus on the Framework agreement reached by the WTO in July 2004. The analysis compares proposals made for agriculture with objectives set out by governments at the fourth WTO Ministerial in Doha, Qatar in 2001.

Pakistan Proposal for Market Access Formula for Non-Agricultural Products

A proposal by Pakistan putting forward some ideas for closing gaps between other existing proposals on the market access formula for non-agricultural products and the treatment of unbound tariffs. The proposal was submitted at the mini-Ministerial in Dalian, China from 12-14 July, 2005.

Report of mini-Ministerial, Dalian, China 12-13 July 2005

Report of the outcome of the mini-Ministerial Meeting held in Dalian, China 12-13 July 2005. The meeting was a key point in the negotiations in the run up to the July General Council and the 6th Ministerial Conference to be held in Hong Kong December 2005.

State of Play of the NAMA Negotiations

Assessment of the state of play of the NAMA negotiations by the Chair of the negotiating group, Ambassador Stefan Johannesson. The report is part of a series of reports on the negotiations in agriculture, services and NAMA in order for WTO members to prepare for the July General Council, 2005.

WTO Agricultural Negotiations: The New Blue Box Proposal on Domestic Support and the Doha Development Round