World Trade Organization

Campaign: The World Says No To the WTO

United for Peace and Justice | July 23, 2003

Denmark Comes Into the Open

Danish Association for International Co-operation | July 22, 2003

Global Trade Talks Could End in Disaster, MPs Warn

The Guardian | By Charlotte Denny | July 15, 2003 Backbench MPs warned Patricia Hewitt that deadlocked global trade talks could end in a repeat of the disastrous Seattle meeting unless Europe drops demands for negotiations on new issues such as investment.

Fixing Subsidies Won""t End Woes of the Poor

The Vancouver Sun | By Ben Bradshaw | July 21, 2003 A troubling detail accompanying the release of the UN Human Development Report for 2003 makes it clear why farm subsidies are hard to defend: Every European cow gets a $3-a-day subsidy whereas 40 per cent of Africans live on less than $1 a day.

Europe Adopts Hardline Stance on CAP Cuts

The Guardian | By Charlotte Denny | July 21, 2003 The European Union will today raise the stakes in vital global trade talks when it adopts a hardline negotiating stance for September's World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, Mexico.

Globalization Fight Continues

The Toronto Star | By Luke Eric Peterson | July 22, 2003 Exactly when is a victory a "victory" in the campaign against unfettered economic globalization? As protesters gather next week in Montreal at a meeting of world trade ministers, they can be forgiven for feeling more than a vague sense of deja vu.

Despite U.S. Criticism, E.U. Unrepentant on GM Food Rules

Deutsche Presse Agentur | July 22, 2003 European Union policymakers are unrepentant: the bloc's recently-approved rules on the strict labelling of genetically modified (GM) food and crops will go into effect next year, they say, regardless of what America thinks.

Russia in Final Phase of Talks to Join WTO: Prime Minister

Agence France Presse | July 22, 2003 Russia is in the final stages of negotiations to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO), Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said Tuesday.

EU Offically Adopts New Rules on GM Food Labelling

Agence France Presse | July 22, 2003 European Agriculture ministers on Tuesday officially adopted new rules on the labelling of genetically modified (GM) food products, European Union sources said. The decision opens the way for the EU to lift its ban on GM products, which has been in place since 1999.

WTO Bids to Move Stalled Trade Talks Forward

Agence France Presse | July 18, 2003 The World Trade Organisation on Friday published an initial draft of key decisions that ministers will need to make at an upcoming meeting in Mexico to revive stalled global trade talks.