World Trade Organization

Discussions on the Agenda for Doha: Another Pandora""s Box?

By Shefali Sharma, IATP June 27, 2001 Geneva, Switzerland

Seattle Failure Weighs on Future of New Trade Talks

By ELIZABETH OLSON New York Times GENEVA, June 25 - While huge diplomatic momentum is gathering behind the idea of a new round of global trade talks, fundamental differences between rich and poor nations and the United States and its trading partners over what should be on the agenda are clouding the talks before they can begin, just as they did in Seattle in December 1999.

Trade Rep: U.S. Loss at WTO Raises Need for New Round

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday the U.S. loss to the EU in a major trade case over tax breaks for exporters heightened the need for both sides of the Atlantic to work harder on launching a new round of global trade talks.

Two New WTO Ministerial Newsletters

Introducing "StopWTORound"

WTO Ruling against Exporter Tax Break Will Leave Bush, EU Leaders Few Options

Wall Street Journal | By HELENE COOPER, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- With the World Trade Organization yet again ruling against a U.S. tax break for exporters, President Bush finds himself in a political and diplomatic bind that will test his commitment to free trade.

WTO Focusses on Access to Affordable Medicines for the Poor

Agence France Presse GENEVA, June 20 (AFP) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) members agreed here Wednesday on the need to clarify patent rules to ensure they do not hinder poorer countries from having access to badly-needed drugs.

WTO Agriculture Negotiations: US"" Arrogance, EU""s Hypocrisy and Developing Countries"" Weaknesses on Parade

By Aileen Kwa* | Focus on the Global South | June 2001

Who Will Lead the World""s Next Trade Round?

The Independent (London) | Sarah Hogg

Asia-Pacific Nations Back New WTO Round

Food Chemical News | June 18, 2001 | Volume 43, Number 18 | Mark Thornton Food and agricultural policy will be the key issue on the agenda for a new round of World Trade Organization talks scheduled for Qatar in November.

Lamy Rules Out Limited WTO Round, Warns against New FTAA Barriers

Inside US Trade | Vol. 19, No. 24 European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy last week ruled out a limited market access round in the World Trade Organization, saying it would not provide sufficient trade offs to sell concessions to European constituencies.