Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by KHOR Martin
Geneva,
Several developing countries have responded with anger and even outrage to the latest proposal in the WTO’s non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations by a group of developed countries that there be a difference of only five points in the two coefficients for developed and (…)
, by KHOR Martin
Geneva,
The mood at the World Trade Organisation headquarters turned even more sombre Wednesday 19 April as many delegates have become convinced that it would be impossible to agree to modalities for agriculture and non-agricultural market access by the 30 April deadline set by the Hong Kong (…)
, by RAJA Kanaga
Geneva,
A group of 125 civil society organizations, in a letter sent Tuesday to WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, has called for the cancellation of a mini-Ministerial reportedly involving only about 30 WTO Members which Lamy had planned for end April and early May in Geneva.
In their (…)
, by GALLAGHER Kevin P., WISE Timothy A.
Now that the tear gas has cleared in Hong Kong
and negotiations have moved to London and
Geneva, the broad outlines of a new WTO agreement
are emerging from the haze. Advocates of meaningful
economic development cannot be happy with what
they see. As the Doha negotiations limp toward an (…)
, by KEET Dot
CONTENTS
1. The overall significance of ’Hong Kong’
2. Counter-forces in the build-up to Hong Kong
3. The adverse processes within the WTO
4. The terms and implications of ’The Hong Kong text’
5. Joint, and differing, positions of African governments
6. The “development package” in (…)
, by KWA Aileen
GENEVA, 31 MARCH 2006: At the Trade Negotiating Committee meeting of 28 March, WTO Director General (DG), Pascal Lamy stated, “I believe the establishment of modalities as foreseen by the Hong Kong Declaration will require some sort of ministerial involvement during the last week of April, with (…)
, by KWA Aileen
SEven as the talks for the Doha Round negotiations escalate to their most critical point, and there is a flurry of activity in Geneva with more frequent “negotiating weeks” in agriculture, NAMA and services, many have the distinct feel that the real negotiations are taking place outside Geneva (…)
, by HKPA
Hong Kong People’s Alliance on WTO
March 30, 2006
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
I am pleased to let you know that the last remaining WTO detainee, Mr. Yun Yi Kwan has been acquitted today at the Fanling Law Court. Mr Yun was arrested together with a thousand WTO (…)
, by MALIG Mary Louise
THE trading superpowers have been in a mad rush to meet the deadlines they set for themselves at the 6th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Hong Kong last December. Since then, they have been meeting in various formations in different locations and under different labels. There (…)
Today, the hearing, in relation to the political prosecution against WTO protestors, was ended after all the witnesses finished the testimonies and the final submission by both prosecutor and defending lawyer.
The two protestors, Yun Il Kwon and Park In Hwan, were charges for (…)
, by SULERI Abid Qaiyum
Global trade talks face a number of highly significant political challenges in 2006 in almost all major countries, decreasing the likelihood of meeting the deadlines WTO members set for themselves in Hong Kong
What is the right way to gauge the recently concluded Hong Kong Ministerial (HKM) (…)
, by FoE
Brussels/Geneva, 7 February 2006 - Friends of the Earth Europe today called for a deep-rooted reform of the international trade system if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over-rules European Union attempts to protect its people and environment from genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. (…)
, by JEON Jae-hwan, KCTU
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions2nd Fl. Daeyoung Bld.139 Youngdeungpo-2-gaYoungdeungpo-kuSeoul 150-032 KoreaTel.: +82-2-2670-9234 Fax: +82-2-2635-1134E-mail: inter kctu.org http://kctu.org
January 25, 2006
Dear Colleagues, sisters and brothers:
On behalf of the Korean Confederation of (…)
, by SMALLER Carin
Geneva Update17th January 2006
Content
I. WHAT HAPPENED IN HONG KONG?II. AGRICULTURE: the art of deception III. SERVICES: another win for corporationsIV. NAMA: reducing development to a formulaV. DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE: a slap in the faceVI. THE WAY FORWARD: asking the questionsVII. DOCUMENTS (…)
, by Movements (USA)
January 15, 2006 - We the undersigned organizations in the US, in solidarity with the global community, welcome the January 11 decision of the Hong Kong authorities to release 11 detainees held for participating in a lawful demonstration against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December, (…)
, by KoPA, Korean Struggle Mission against Hong Kong WTO Ministerial
Dear friends,
Thanks to all the international solidarity actions and support, we bring you good news about the HK 14!!
RESULTS OF TRIAL ON 14 HK DETAINEES, 11TH JAN
Trial took place from 2:30pm until around 5pm at Kwuntong Court, HK. 11 persons (8 Koreans, 1 Japanese, 1 Chinese, 1 (…)
, by HKPA, Korean Struggle Mission against Hong Kong WTO Ministerial
On 11th January 2006, the 14 people who had been charged and detained by the Hong Kong authorities for the demonstration on 17th December against the WTO Ministerial undertook a mention at Kwuntong Court, Hong Kong. Out of the 14, 11 people (1 Japanese, 1 Chinese, 1 Taiwonese and 8 Koreans) had (…)
, by PRAMONO Tejo
“The action in Hong Kong against WTO is not over”. Those are the words written in bold in the tent of the hunger strikers in front of the gate of Tsim Tsa Chui Star ferry. The 12 WTO protesters are still in Hong Kong because the police brought them to court for trial. They have been released (…)
, by Movements (Europe)
The organizations and participants to the European Preparatory Assembly of the European Social Forum (EPA-ESF) in Vienna express deep concerns about the arrest of 14 protestors from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and mainland China, who are facing charges of unlawful assembly for the events that (…)
, by WTO Protestors
Dear Friends,
12 out of the 14 anti-WTO detainees who have been charged by the Hong Kong authorities for their demonstration against the WTO Ministerial on 17th Dec, have started a hunger strike for an indefinite period of time (meaning they will continue until their demands are met), as of (…)
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