-
Agreement on EU Cap Reform Expected by End-June
On 17 June, EU farm ministers resumed talks to hammer out a final compromise deal on the future of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The talks followed the collapse of negotiations a week earlier due to France and Germany taking a joint stance against plans EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler’s plans to fully cut…
-
CTD Considers Technical Assistance, Regional Arrangements, Primary Commodities
The 45th Session of the WTO Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) met on 22 May and again on 15 June to review, inter alia: the 2002 Technical Cooperation Audit and the 2003 Technical Assistance Plan; the procedures for notifying regional trading arrangements between developing countries; and the mandate of having sustainable development appropriately reflected…
-
Investment: Members Disagree on Negotiations, Informal Consultations to Proceed
The last meeting of the WTO Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment before the fifth WTO Ministerial in Cancun in September was held from 10-11 June. At the meeting some Members — notably Canada, Costa Rica and Korea — sought to pave the way for investment negotiations to begin at Cancun. However,…
-
Climate Change Negotiations Address Future Of Kyoto Protocol
Climate change negotiators met in Bonn, Germany, in early June for their biannual meetings on scientific, technological and implementation issues under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The 18th sessions of the UNFCCC subsidiary bodies on scientific and technological advice (SBSTA) and on implementation (SBI) were held from 4-13 June. Their meetings focused…
- In Brief
-
Standards Gap Hurts African Countries
BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL TO ENTER INTO FORCE The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety — a protocol under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) — will enter into force on 11 September this year. On 13 June, the island state of Palau became the 50th country to ratify the protocol, thus triggering entry into force 90 days later. The…
- WTO in Brief
-
WTO In Brief
WTO DIRECTOR SETS UP ADVISORY BODIES WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has set up two informal advisory bodies, one with business groups and one with non-governmental organisations . The purpose of the bodies is to stimulate dialogue and information exchange on trade topics. The first meeting of the groups took place on 15 June, and in his…
- Events
-
Events
EVENTS For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Coming Up: 19- 25 June 16-20 June, Berlin, Germany: 55TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION. For further information, contact: International…
- Resources
-
Resources
ICTSD Resources SPACES FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY: REVISITING SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT. By Werner Corrales-Leal, with Mahesh Sugathan, & David Primack (May 2003). Commissioned for the joint ICTSD & UNCTAD-UNDP Global Programme International Dialogue on Special and Differential Treatment. The paper, along with other resources emanating from the Dialogue is available at http://www.ictsd.org/dlogue/2003-05-06/06-05-…