G20 countries reiterated their support for the multilateral trading system as a means to ensure global access to vaccines for Covid-19, as well as related medicines and medical equipment.
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Week in Brussels: TRIPS, EU-India summit, ISDS reform
Overview of key news items this week in EU trade by Iana Dreyer and Nikos Lavranos.
WTO TRIPS waiver: EU puts vaccination production and exports first
The global news cycle is dominated today by the decision by the United States to support the idea of a waiver on intellectual property rules enshrined in the World Trade Organization.
WTO Director-General sees ‘framework’ on trade and health for MC12
The new director-general of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala convened a brainstorming meeting on Wednesday (14 April 2021) aiming to find solutions to ramp up global production of vaccines and health products to help combat the still-raging global COVID-19 pandemic.
WTO Corner: The quest for a post-COVID 19 agenda
The WTO currently comes across as being in a transition. This is predictable at a time of leadership change and renewal at its secretariat. The new director-geneal is interviewing candidates for the post of deputy DG, is pushing the fish-subsidies agenda and potentially steering the WTO institution into a new …
