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G-6 Ministers Agree To Work To Conclude Doha Round By End Of 2007
The Doha Round negotiations appear to be in danger of acquiring a new deadline. Ministers from six key WTO Member governments agreed last week to step up work towards concluding the negotiations by the end of 2007. They did not, however, make progress towards resolving the differences over which the talks have foundered since last…
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AG Talks Set To Pick Up As Negotiators Await Falconer's 'Hard-Talk' Questions
The deadlocked WTO negotiations on agriculture appear set to pick up once again, even though governments have done little to narrow their differences on cutting farm tariffs and subsidies. One trade diplomat described this as the "last week of peace": the chair of the negotiations will next week present delegations with a list of ‘hard-talk’…
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EU Proposes Duty- And Quota-Free Access For ACP Countries In EPA Talks
The EU has proposed removing tariffs and quotas on all exports except rice and sugar from the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) group of countries, as part of its economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations with the former colonies. The offer was unveiled by the European Commission on 4 April, in…
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US Files WTO Complaints Against China Over Counterfeiting, Trade Barriers
The US on 10 April filed two new WTO complaints against China, charging that Beijing is tolerating intellectual property rights violations and maintaining trade barriers against books, music, and other copyrighted goods. The Chinese government has expressed ‘great regret’ about the decision, warning that it could harm bilateral relations and trade. Washington’s request for separate…
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Pakistan's Attempt At Compromise On Special Products Raises Ire Of Fellow G-33 Members
In a stated attempt to "narrow the gaps" on one of the most contentious issues in the troubled Doha Round agriculture negotiations, Pakistan on 10 April issued a new paper seeking to split the differences between developing countries eager to shield some ’special products’ from the full force of…
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In Brief
POOREST HIT HARDEST BY CLIMATE CHANGE, SCIENTISTS CONFIRM Climate change will hit the poorest and most vulnerable populations hardest, the world’s top climate scientists confirmed in their most recent report. The report, entitled "Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability," was released on 6 April in Brussels by the government negotiators and climate scientists that make…
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WTO In Brief
SERVICES CLUSTER UNDERWAY WITH PLURILATERAL MARKET ACCESS TALKS Two weeks of intensive market access negotiations in services trade started at the WTO this week. These mark the first services meetings to be conducted in formal negotiating mode since the Doha Round talks broke down last July, although there have been informal talks in the interim. This first…
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Events
EVENTS For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Upcoming : 19-25 April 19 April, Brussels, Belgium. FAIR TRADE PUBLIC PURCHASING AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS. The final conference…
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RESOURCES
A FAIR FARM BILL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, April 2007. The third instalment of a series of papers on the 2007 US Farm Bill, this paper address the challenges posed by the growth in farm-based renewable energy production and their implications for the 2007 US Farm Bill. It encourages diversification…