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EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S AG REFORM PROPOSALS MEET WITH RESISTANCE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S AG REFORM PROPOSALS MEET WITH RESISTANCE The European Commission’s proposals for the reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) came under strong criticism by a number of member states at the Council meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers on 27-28 January. Members’ criticism was mainly directed at the Commission’s efforts to further…
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TWO 'WORLD FORUMS' DEBATE GLOBALISATION
TWO ‘WORLD FORUMS’ DEBATE GLOBALISATION While potential conflict in Iraq took centre stage at this year’s World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzlerand) and World Social Forum (Porto Alegre, Brazil), held in parallel on 23-28 January, participants also addressed international trade, the WTO and the next WTO Ministerial in Cancun. The WEF, which brings together world leaders,…
- In Brief
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In Brief
In Brief US DELAYS WTO CASE AGAINST EU GMO MORATORIUM The US has postponed filing a case at the WTO against the EU’s de facto moratorium on the approval of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The decision was scheduled to be taken at a 3 February cabinet-level meeting (see BRIDGES Trade BioRes, 23 January 2003). The meeting,…
- Events
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Coming up in the next two weeks 3-7 February,…
- Resources
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy or review by the BRIDGES staff to Heike Baumüller. FARM HOUSEHOLD INCOMES: ISSUES AND POLICY RESPONSES. By the OECD, January 2003. This report assesses farm households’ income situations and the effect of agricultural…