There is only one year to go until the next WTO ministerial conference in the United Arab Emirates and the new chair of the agriculture pillar of MC13 has plenty on his hands to work with.
WTO food & agriculture
WTO: Chairs confirmed for agriculture and fisheries negotiations
A major roadblock to progress at the next WTO ministerial meeting has been overcome with the appointment of chairs to oversee the negotiating groups on fisheries and agriculture. The WTO announced on Friday (27 January) that Einar Gunnarsson, ambassador of Iceland, had been appointed as the new chair of the …
WTO Corner: ‘Food security box’, US subsidies, subsidy notifications, new chief economist
Below, a selection of updates on what’s happening in and around Geneva as WTO activity hums along.
Outside the box: How the WTO is trying revive long-stalled talks
From experimenting with new negotiating formats to thinking ‘outside the box’ in agriculture subsidy matters, Geneva is buzzing with new ideas on trying to break some long-standing negotiating deadlocks.
WTO Corner: TRIPS waiver, e-commerce, food security, 1st MPIA appeal?
Welcome back to our WTO Corner column! WTO members have begun follow-up work on some of the commitments set out in the so-called ‘Geneva package’ agreed at MC12 back in June. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
