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WTO Ministerial Conference
direct coverage from Hong Kong Dec 13-18, 2005
December 19, 2005
Stories
Key Officials See New WTO Deadline As Possible But Difficult
U.S. Accepts Duty-Free, Quota-Free Initiative For LDCs After Significant Changes
European Ministers Link Export Subsidies Elimination In Doha Round To Four Conditions
Documents
Wheat Growers Ask Congress For No Program Cuts In Budget Reconciliation
U.S. Corn Growers Push For Developing Country Market Access In Hong Kong
U.S. Cattlemen Urge Support For U.S. Ag Proposal, Criticize EU WTO Offer
U.S. Cotton Group Says WTO Ministerial Draft Inconsistent With Single Undertaking
EU Budget Deal Foresees CAP Review In 2008-09 Presidency Proposal
Australia Hails Hong Kong Outcome On Farm Export Subsidies, STEs
New Zealand Welcomes End Date On Agriculture Export Subsidies
Portman Says Hong Kong Text Falling Short Of U.S. Expectation In Key Areas
Global Services Groups See Hong Kong Outcome As Springboard For 2006 Progress
EU Business Groups Disappointed With NAMA Outcome
EU Offers Mixed Review Of Hong Kong Outcome
USTR Officials Outline Final Changes To Hong Kong Ministerial Text
U.S. Undecided On LDC Initiative Coverage, Sees Zero-Duty On Sugar As Problematic
Canada Commends Progress On NAMA, Domestic Agriculture Support
Baucus Foresees Congressional Objection If WTO Members Fail To Match U.S. Concessions
December 18, 2005
Stories
Final Ministerial Text Shows Minimal Progress On Agriculture
Lamy Says Hong Kong Modest Success, Expresses Doubt About Modalities Deadline
Ministerial Conference Closes With Adoption Of Declaration
U.S. Succeeds In Softening Cotton Obligations In New Draft Declaration
New NAMA Text Adds Language On Sectorals, Treatment Of Unbound Tariffs
G20 Endorses Second Revision Of Ministerial Declaration Issued Today
G4 Meets On NAMA Text In Second Draft Of Ministerial Declaration
New Draft Text Calls For April 2006 Deadline For Modalities
Portman Signals Flexibility On End Date For Export Subsidies After All Night Meeting
Documents
Grassley Urges Real Progress In Small-Group Negotiations Post Hong Kong
CAFOD Says Export Subsidy Deal More Symbolic Than Substantive
Industry Groups React To Hong Kong Outcome
NGOs Slam Second Draft Lamy Text
EU Commissioners Say End Date For Export Subsidies Makes Hong Kong Successful
Portman Hints At Relaxing Stance On End Date For Farm Export Subsidies
USAID Administrator Opposes Cash Only Food Aid
NGOs Call For WTO Moratorium On FTAs Undermining Access To Cheap Drugs
NGOs Criticize Latest Lamy Text
Pakistan, Sri Lanka Seek Extension Of LDC Benefits Fearing Export Drops
Public Citizen Slams Services, Development Provisions In First Revised Text
Venezuela Demands Special Treatment At Agriculture Meeting
Colombia Attacks EU Banana Regime At Hong Kong Ministerial
Honduras Calls On EU To Reverse New Banana System In Hong Kong
Chambliss Slams Cotton Provision In First Revised Text
Grassley Says Congress Would Reject Revised Ministerial Text
Second Draft Ministerial Text
December 17, 2005
Stories
Portman Criticizes Food Aid Provisions Of Draft Declaration
Officials Focus On Bracketed Declaration Text In Late Night Discussions
Heads Of Delegation Meeting Conducts First Review Of Draft
Draft Ministerial Text Fails To Endorse Simple Swiss Formula For NAMA
South Africa Signals Tentative Support For New Services Text
Lamy Issues New Draft Declaration Calling For End To Export Subsidies In 2010
WTO Members To Consider Revised Services Text
Lamy Compromise On Agriculture Faces Criticism From European Union
Documents
Portman Criticizes Food Aid Provision In Revised Ministerial Text
Amorim Says Revised Draft Falls Short In Various Areas
U.S. Industry Opposes Eliminating Tariff On West African Cotton
Mandelson Outlines EU Oppositions To Latest Revised Lamy Text
NGOs Criticize Services Negotiation Process
Zambia Tables Agriculture, Cotton, NAMA Proposals
Kenya Proposes Amending TRIPs Provisions In Ministerial Text
Japanese Trade Minister Urges Improvement In Market Access
Japanese Agriculture Minister Calls For More Attention To Sensitive Products
Small Economies Call For Special Flexibilities In Farm Talks
ACP Calls For Revising Ministerial Text On Aid For Trade, S&D Treatment
Allgeier Sees Ag Market Access As U.S. Focus In Last 24 Hours
Mandelson Warns Of Hong Kong Talks Moving Backwards
Oxfam Gives Revised Cotton Text Mixed Review
G33 Welcomes Revised Draft On Agriculture
Mandelson Vows To Improve Revised Draft, Stand Tough On Ag Export Subsidies
Grassley Sees Revised Text As Failing To Advance Agriculture, NAMA
NCTO Blasts EU For Pushing For Textile Duty-Free Initiative
Global Farm Groups Call For Comprehensive Agriculture Deal
Business Groups Set Bottom Line For Hong Kong Talks
USTR Warns Of Groups Of Developing Countries Opposing LDC Initiative, Services
Global Manufacturers Push For Swiss Formula, Removal Of NTBs
Grassley Slams Developing Countries' Efforts For Weakening Services Proposal
Chambliss Floats Study Supporting U.S. Agriculture Proposal
Baucus Says U.S. Should Focus On Bilateral FTAs If Hong Kong Fails
Correction To Revised Draft Ministerial Declaration
New NAMA Text Links Ambition In NAMA To Ambition In Agriculture
EU Proposes Amendments To Services Annex During Dec. 16 Green Room
WTO Members To Consider New Services Text
Internal EU Memo Identifies Problems With Services Text
Chair's Proposal For LDC Package Would Require Comprehensive Coverage
December 16, 2005
Stories
Lamy Floats Agriculture Proposal To Eliminate Export Subsidies By 2010
Services Negotiators Hold Emergency Meeting On Informal Proposals
NAM Urges Increased Focus On Sectorals In NAMA Talks
EU Officials Criticize U.S. Focus On Agriculture In Hong Kong
Lamy Sets Morning Deadline For Amendments To Declaration Text
Ireland, France Request Council Meeting Over Export Subsidy Fight
Documents
Lamy Proposes End To All Form Of Export Subsidies By 2010
Lamy Compilation Agriculture Text Shows Deep Divisions
USTR Officials Outline Hurdles In Advancing Ag, NAMA Talks
EU Opposes End Date For Agriculture Export Subsidies
Bangladesh Calls For LDC Initiative Covering Its Textile Exports
Developing Country Groups Vow To Coordinate on Agriculture
Oxfam Slams EU Proposal On Linkage Between Special, Sensitive Products
Ten Developing Countries Urge Trade Ministers Not To Breach MFN Principle
African Group Tables New Proposal On S&D Treatment
Kenya Calls for Revising Aid For Trade Text
Lamy Meets LDCs, African Group On Development, Market Access
Grassley Blames EU, West African Countries For Blocking Hong Kong Talks
Michigan Lawmakers Urge USTR To Press Japan On Currency In NAMA Talks
Oxfam Slams U.S. Cotton Proposal As ‘Empty Promise’
U.S. Pork Producers Urge EU To Cut Farm Tariffs
NCTO Releases Data Warning LDC Initiative Will Hurt African Textile Exporters
Goodlatte Criticizes EU For Hindering WTO Agriculture Negotiations
Forest Industry Pushes For Tariff Cuts In Hong Kong
Family Farmers Blast U.S., EU Agriculture Proposals
ACP Calls For More Attention To Sugar, Bananas, Cotton
Cairns Group, G20 Demand U.S., EU Focus On Agriculture Talks
Mandelson Criticizes U.S. Farm, NAMA Proposals Falling Short Of EU Offers
Portman Says LDC Initiative Will Not Cover Textiles
U.S. Pledges Duty, Quota-Free Treatment For LDC Cotton
December 15, 2005
Stories
Developing Countries Propose Text To Lower Goals For Services Talks
Signs Of Progress Emerge On Duty-Free, Quota-Free LDC Access
Portman Announces Cotton Tariff Elimination For West Africa
WTO Members Set To Meet In Two 'Green Room' Meetings Today
Documents
Grassley Presses Korea To Open Agriculture Market
U.S. Semiconductor Group Lays Out Stance On Services Talks
ECAT Chairman Says Comprehensive Doha Round Must Conclude In 2006
Trade Ministers Approve Tonga’s WTO Membership In Hong Kong
G10 Offers New Proposal On Sensitive Products
EU Sees U.S. Cotton Offer As Insufficient
New Zealand Makes Strong Stand On Fisheries Subsidy Cut In WTO
Turkish Textile Group Opposes LDC Initiative
Grassley Blasts EU For Shifting WTO Negotiation Focus Away From Ag Reform
Grassley Says Successful Doha Round Will Lower U.S. Deficit
U.S. Vows To Push For End Date On Farm Export Subsidies
White House Calls For Successful Conclusion Of Doha Round By 2006
Portman Presses For New Deadline For Revised Services Offers
Johanns Urges EU To Match Ambitious U.S. Farm Proposal
G90 To Table New Proposal For Services Text
Four Latin American Countries Push For Development Package In WTO
Landlocked Developing Countries Call For Hong Kong Deal Beyond Aid For Trade
African Countries Criticize Aid For Trade Proposal At Public Citizen Event
Public Health NGOs File Suit Against USTR Advisory Committees During Hong Kong Ministerial
EU Responds To India, Brazil Criticism Of EU NAMA Demand
EU Touts Benefits Of Its WTO Market Access Offer For Beef Industry
ACP, G90 Demand S&D Treatment, Capacity Building Assistance In WTO
Small, Venerable Economies Seek Special Flexibilities On Ag Market Access
Chambliss Says EU Distracting Attention In Hong Kong From Real Issues
LDC Chair Tells Green Room Comprehensive Initiative Would Not Hurt Other LDCs
India Urges Developed Countries To Eliminate Cotton Subsidies
Portman Says Subsidy Cuts Insufficient To Help West African Cotton Producers
December 14, 2005
Stories
Ministers Show Little Negotiating Flexibility In First Full Day Of WTO Conference
U.S. Takes Hardline On Trade Initiative For Least Developed Countries
Cotton Producers Say They Will Block Hong Kong Deal Over Subsidies
WTO Ministers Fail To Move Forward In Initial 'Green Room' Meeting
Documents
NGO Criticizes Developed Countries For Failing To Improve Services Commitment
EU Calls For Eliminating Cotton Export Subsidies
Grassley Says U.S. Aid For Trade Offer Should Jumpstart Stalled Doha Round
Latin American Countries Call For Duty, Quota-Free Access For Tropical Products
Developing Countries Demand Assurances On NAMA Flexibility
Honduras Defends Substantial Supplying Interests In WTO Banana Dispute
France Lays Out Stance On Hong Kong Ministerial
Singapore Says Hong Kong Ministerial Should Go Beyond Agriculture
Thailand Presses For Agreements On Agriculture
Donors, Beneficiary Countries Meet On WTO, UN Trade Assistance Program
EU Differentiates Among Developing Countries For Purposes Of Doha Round Concessions
Fischer Boel Calls For Negotiated Solution To Banana Dispute
Mandelson Pushes For Aid For Trade Package, LDC Initiative
Texts of Plenary Speeches to the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference
RCALF Calls On USTR To Push For Sectoral Initiative In Hong Kong
Farm Groups Oppose Tariff Cap, Call For More Flexibility On Sensitive Products
Egypt Says Deal On Ag Export Subsidies, Cotton Tops African Group’s Agenda
Japan Pledges $10 Billion Infrastructure Building Assistance
Brazil Again Calls For April Agreement On Exact Negotiating Blueprint
U.S. Seeks WTO Ban On Most Harmful Fisheries Subsidies
Cairns Group Slams EU Agriculture Market Access Proposal
European Commission Proposes Negotiating Mandate For Trade Deal With Iraq
U.S. Business Groups Say Hong Kong Should Set Goals, Timetable For Concluding Doha In 2006
NAMA Facilitator Chairs First Informal Meeting After Opening Session
France Backs EU Development Initiative, Says EU Will Not Make New Offer
Portman Says U.S. Is Most Open Country To LDC Products
Portman Announces Doubling Of U.S. Aid For Trade
Cairns Group Urges EU To Improve Agriculture Market Access Offer
Pakistan Joins Cairns Group In Hong Kong
U.S., EU Fight Over Food Aid Initiatives In Hong Kong
WTO Deputy Says 'Aid For Trade' Deal Cannot Replace Progress On Market Access
WTO LDC Coordinator Criticizes U.S., EU For Battling Over Food Aid In Hong Kong
December 13, 2005
Stories
Mandelson Says Export Subsidies End Date In Hong Kong Depends On U.S. Food Aid Concessions
Lamy Urges Members To Do More Than LDC Package In Hong Kong
Egypt Trade Minister Predicts FTA Announcement In January Following Portman Meeting
Portman To Meet Russian Trade Minister For Talks On WTO Accession In Hong Kong
Hong Kong Ministerial Formally Kicks Off With Ministers First Focusing On Development
Documents
G33 Says S&D Is Bottom Line For Hong Kong Ministerial
EU Parliament Pushes For Comprehensive Deal In Hong Kong
EU Dramatically Increases Trade Assistance To Developing Countries
Labor Group Opposes Tariff Cuts For Textiles In NAMA
NGOs Protest Against Trade Agenda In Hong Kong
Oxfam Says WTO Development Initiative Should Cover Textile
Grassley Says Development Package Cannot Be Sole Result Of Hong Kong Ministerial
Fischer Boel Again Calls For March Deal On Agriculture Export Subsidies
Australia Calls For Renewed Momentum In Agriculture, NAMA Talks
NAM Outlines Objectives For Hong Kong Ministerial
Bush Discusses CAFTA With Honduran President
Cuba, Venezuela Object To Lamy's Handling Of Draft Ministerial Declaration
Lamy Calls On Trade Ministers To Advance Development Initiative In Hong Kong
G20 Calls For Agreement On Exact Negotiating Blueprint By April 2006
EU Outlines Hong Kong Ministerial Objectives
U.S. Details Stance On Doha Talks In Hong Kong
USTR Discusses Cotton Trade With African Countries
U.S. Vows To Push For Agreement On Development Initiative In Hong Kong
Baucus Urges WTO Trade Ministers To Move Agriculture Talks Forward
G10 Ministers Call For Strict Criteria For New Blue Box
Japan Unveils Development Package In Hong Kong
December 12, 2005
Portman Says U.S. Needs Textile Flexibility In LDC Initiative
Portman, Amorim Seek Further Advances On Core Negotiating Text
U.S., Brazil Pressure EU For More Agriculture Concessions
Johanns Announces Resumption Of Bilateral Beef Trade With Japan
EU Urges U.S. To Match Japan On LDC Initiative
Lamy Calls For Strengthening Ministerial Draft In Order To Conclude Doha By 2006
WTO Revises Hong Kong Ministerial Schedule
USTR Details Stance On WTO Agriculture Talks
December 10, 2005
Portman Hints At New U.S. Concessions On Cotton Market Access
December 7, 2005
Mandelson Slams U.S., Major Developing Countries’ Stance On Doha Talks
U.S. Chamber Lays Out Stance On Hong Kong Ministerial