Here some recent notable developments at the World Trade Organization.
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WTO Corner: EU seeks US Spanish olives compliance, fisheries talks
The latest on olives and fish in Geneva….
WTO Corner: e-commerce moratorium, EU China to use MPIA, Azeri accession bid
And the e-commerce moratorium battle is back.
WTO Corner: Protectionism slowdown, reform, Japan ratifies fish deal
Here some of the latest news out of WTO headquarters in Geneva.
WTO Corner: e-commerce plurilateral, China ratifies fish deal, Irish alcohol labelling
A curation of recent developments at the WTO, featuring the e-commerce JSI, China’s ratification of the fish subsidies agreement and Irish alcohol labelling rules.
WTO Corner: Fish subsidies, investment facilitation
The wheels of negotiations at the WTO are slowly but steadily churning….
WTO Corner: Pre-ministerial ministerial, Macedonia joins GPA, big EU show in Geneva
It’s been a busy week in Geneva!
WTO Corner: Industrial and fish subsidies in focus
This week was a lot about putting up a public show, with Botswana’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi giving the second Presidential Lecture at WTO headquarters and director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala playing star at an event co-organised with the global football federation FIFA on ‘Making Trade Score For Women’. In the quieter nooks …
WTO Corner: TRIPS waiver deadlock; WTO reform; new committee chairs
Discussions about whether a special waiver on WTO intellectual property rules should apply to Covid-19 therapeutic and diagnostic products as well as vaccines look set to drag on, following an inconclusive debate on the subject at this week’s meeting of the WTO’s controlling general council.
WTO Corner: TRIPS waiver, dispute settlement reform
There’s a lot of gridlock at the WTO – as revealed by this week’s General Council meeting. But at least members continue to ‘talk’.
