WTO Ministerial Conferences

Geneva 2008

WTO Logo

A series of Ministerial-level meetings were held in Geneva from 21-30 July 2008. These meetings were dubbed by many as a WTO ‘Mini’-Ministerial Conference. As during the past six WTO Ministerial Conferences in Hong Kong, Cancun, Doha, Singapore, Geneva, and Seattle, ICTSD provided its audiences with tools for a better understanding of the issues at the crossroads between trade and sustainable development in the lead-up, duration, and aftermath of the WTO Mini-Ministerial.

Bridges Daily Updates

31st July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial: The Day After / PDF version
30th July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial Ends in Collapse / PDF version
29th July 2008: G-7 Talks on Special Safeguard Mechanism Inconclusive as Blame Game Heats Up / PDF version
28th July 2008: WTO Members Move Forward on Bananas, Tropical Products, but Major Differences Loom.
27th July 2008: Members Give Mixed Reactions to Lamy Compromise, Take "A Good Step Forward" On Services / PDF version
26th July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial Evades Collapse, As Lamy Finds 'Way Forward' / PDF version
25th July 2008: "Time Is Running Out" For Struggling WTO Talks / PDF version
24th July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial, Day Three: And Then There Were Seven / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Little Movement on Second Day of WTO Talks / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Political Positioning Dominates Opening Day of WTO Talks / PDF version
21st July 2008: Geneva Mini-Ministerial: ‘Now or Never’ For Real This Time? / PDF version

التقرير الاخبارى اليومى باللغة العربية بشأن الاجتماع الوزاري لمنظمة التجارة العالمية

WTO Ministerial updates in Chinese

31st July 2008: WTO小型部长会议于昨日结束，今天的情况 / PDF version
30th July 2008: WTO小型部长会议破裂告终 / PDF version
29th July 2008: 特殊保障机制会谈未有定论，各方推诿责任升温 / PDF version
28th July 2008: WTO成员关于香蕉、热带农作物的谈判取得进展，但主要分歧仍未弥合 / PDF version
27th July 2008: 成员方对拉米折中方案反应不一，服务贸易谈判“取得重大进展” / PDF version
26th July 2008: WTO小型部长会谈不会破裂，拉米找到“方向”推动谈判进展 / PDF version
25th July 2008: WTO会谈僵持不下，“剩时无多” / PDF version
24th July 2008: WTO小型部长会议第三天：七国集团 / PDF version
23rd July 2008: WTO会谈第二天，进展甚微 / PDF version
22nd July 2008: WTO谈判今日启幕，政治定位主导 / PDF version
21st July 2008: 日内瓦小型部长级会议：“机不可失，时不再来”，这次是真的吗？ / PDF version

Passerelles - Genève au quotidien

31st July 2008: Conférence Mini-Ministérielle De l’OMC : Le Lendemain / PDF version
30th July 2008: La Conférence Mini-Ministerièlle De l’OMC s’est Soldée Par un Échec / PDF version
29th July 2008: Discussions Du G-7 Sur Le Mécanisme De Sauvegarde Spéciale Peu Concluantes Et Intensification De L’échange D'accusations / PDF version
28th July 2008: Les Membres de l’OMC avancent sur la banane et les produits tropicaux, mais des dissensions majeures subsistent / PDF version
27th July 2008: Les Membres ont des réactions nuancées vis-à-vis du compromis de Lamy et font « un bon pas en avant » sur les services / PDF version
26th July 2008: La Conférence Mini Ministérielle De L’OMC Échappe à La Rupture, Lamy Ayant Trouvé La ‘Voie à Suivre / PDF version
25th July 2008: « Le Temps Presse » Pour les Discussions a l’OMC / PDF version
24th July 2008: Conférence Mini-Ministérielle de l’OMC, Troisième Jour : Et Ils Étaient Sept / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Peu De Mouvement Durant le Second Jour des Discussions de l’OMC / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Les Positionnements Politiques Dominent l’Ouverture des Négociations a l’OMC / PDF version
21st July 2008: Conférence Ministérielle De Genève : ‘Maintenant Ou Jamais’ Pour De Bon, Cette Fois-Ci ? / PDF version

Pontes Diário de Genebra

31st July 2008: Mini-ministerial da OMC: o dia seguinte ao colapso / PDF version
30th July 2008: Mini-ministerial da OMC termina em fracasso / PDF version
29th July 2008: Mini-ministerial: aumenta a troca de acusações / PDF version
28th July 2008: Membros progridem em bananas e produtos tropicais, mas divergências ainda persistem / PDF version
27th July 2008: Mini-ministerial: proposta de Lamy recebe reações diversas / PDF version
26th July 2008: Mini-ministerial: Lamy tenta evitar colapso / PDF version
25th July 2008: Tempo prestes a esgotar-se para as negociações da OMC / PDF version
24th July 2008: Terceiro dia da mini-ministerial da OMC / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Mini-Ministerial: pouco progresso no segundo dia de negociações / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Posicionamento político domina abertura das negociações na OMC / PDF version
21st July 2008: Mini-Ministerial de Genebra: “agora ou nunca” / PDF version

Мосты – Ежедневный обзор из Женевы

Puentes Diario de Ginebra

31st July 2008: El día después de la mini-ministerial de la OMC / PDF version
30th July 2008: Colapsa reunión mini-ministerial de la OMC / PDF version
29th July 2008: Las discusiones del G-7 sobre el MSE siguen inconclusas, mientras que el juego de culpas aumenta de tono / PDF version
28th July 2008: Miembros avanzan en bananos y productos tropicales; pero aún persisten importantes diferencias / PDF version
27th July 2008: Miembros tienen reacciones ambivalentes ante propuesta de Lamy; y toman pasos adelante en servicios / PDF version
26th July 2008: La conferencia mini-ministerial de la OMC escapa del colapso con propuesta de Lamy / PDF version
25th July 2008: Se está acabando el tiempo para las negociaciones de la OMC / PDF version
24th July 2008: Día tres de la reunión mini-ministerial: y entonces fueron siete / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Poco movimiento en el segundo día de conversaciones / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Posicionamiento político predomina durante el primer día de la mini-ministerial / PDF version
21st July 2008: Mini-ministerial: ¿‘Ahora o nunca’ será verdad esta vez? / PDF version