World Trade Organization

A Trade Test for U.S.

Los Angeles Times | By Evelyn Iritani | January 20, 2004 U.S. milk, beef and sugar producers -- including hundreds of California dairy farmers -- are likely losers if the Bush administration finalizes a trade pact with Australia that is seen as a key test of America's resolve in promoting global free trade.

EU""s Lamy Welcomes US Proposals To Relaunch Doha Talks

AFX.COM | January 13, 2004 EU commissioner for trade Pascal Lamy today welcomed US proposals to relaunch the Doha round of trade talks as a "positive initiative".

Zoellick Calls For WTO Mid-Year Frameworks, Ministerial By End Of 2004

USTR | By Robert Zoellick January 11, 2004 January 11, 2004 Dear Minister: New Years greetings! I hope this letter finds you well.

Swiss To Host Wto ""Mini-Ministerial,"" Agenda Includes Reviving Doha Round

WTO Reporter | January 6, 2004 GENEVA--Switzerland will host an informal World Trade Organization "mini-ministerial" meeting in the Alpine ski resort of Davos on Jan. 23 to discuss the organization's work program for 2004, including how to get the stalled Doha Round of trade talks back on track, Swiss officials said Jan.5.WTO Reporter:

Democrats Concur On Trade Protection

The New York Sun | By JOSH GERSTEIN | January 5, 2004 Seven Democratic presidential candidates returned from their holiday hiatus yesterday to lock horns over trade, education policy, and the war against terrorism as this state's critical early caucus looms little more than two weeks away.

Philippine Gov""t Negotiators Don""t See New WTO Pact By Yearend

BusinessWorld | January 5, 2004, Philippine trade negotiators are skeptical that the 146-member World Trade Organization (WTO) would be able to wrap up the current round of trade talks before the end of 2004.

U.S. Misses WTO Deadline On Payments

The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec) | December 30, 2003

The End Of World Trade As We Know It?

South China Morning Post | By M.J. Akbar | December 30, 2003 No matter what your point of view, it was obvious that the collapse of the most recent round of global trade negotiations, held in September in Cancun, Mexico, marked a crisis in the march towards a truly global trade order.

S Korean Farmers Rally To Protest Free Trade Agreement With Chile

AFX European Focus | December 29, 2003 Thousands of farmers took to the streets here to protest at a free trade agreement with Chile, urging parliament not to ratify the accord signed 10 months ago, witnesses said.

A Coming Subsidy Storm WTO Clause""s Expiration Will Add Pressure To Farm Policy Debates

Omaha World Herald | December 26, 2003 The debate over agricultural subsidies is probably about to get a lot hotter. A long-tanding clause in the World Trade Organization agreement, which protects countries' ag subsidies from WTO disputes, expires at the end of the year.