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News Archive 2005Oxfam: WTO Ministerial text a betrayal of development promises (19 December Cafod: Whose Round is it anyway? (18 December 2005) WTO talks in stalemate (15 December 2005) EU hides behind 'development package' on opening day of trade talks (13 December 2005) Developing countries call to save poor farmers (8 December 2005) UK sporting heroes support campaign for trade justice (7 December 2005) Trade Reform Promises Broken, ‘Development Round’ Turned on Its Head Poor countries have right to bar trade invaders (6 December 2005) European business says EU demands for services liberalisation targets are doomed Development still missing two weeks before crucial WTO meeting (28 November 2005) Poor nations’ concerns will be ignored at World Trade Organisation (25 November 2005) EU sugar deal ‘scandalous betrayal’ of poor countries (24 November 2005) Report exposes role of corporate lobbyists in setting EU trade agenda (21 November 2005) A crucial week for trade reforms to help the poor (21 November 2005) Blair must fight EU for pro-poor trade deal (15 November 2005) Trade Justice lobby UK’s largest ever! (15 November 2005) War on Want: Blair going back on manifesto trade pledge (14 November 2005) Friends of the Earth applaud developing countries' resistance to European and US pressure to open their markets. (11 November 2005) EU must drop demands in industrial tariffs and services for talks to continue (9 November 2005) World trade deal in jeopardy, nothing on table for poor countries (8 November 2005) London trade talks must not stitch up poor countries (7 November 2005) Bush and Blair get punked-up in ActionAid spoof band ‘Ruff Trade’ (7 November 2005) An open letter to trade ministers (7 November 2005) 8000 campaigners challenge Blair to keep trade pledge to poor (02 November 2005) Leaked documents reveal EU plans to force open developing country service Mass Lobby of Parliament to be biggest of 2005 (26 October 2005) WTO set to abandon 'Development Round' for corporate agenda on trade talks No real gains for poor in EU trade offer (11 October 2005) Parliamentary Early Day Motion tabled on making poverty history through trade justice (10 October 2005) Poor countries must hold out for trade reform that helps reduce poverty (9 September 2005) ActionAid: Mandelson ‘illegal’ trade move (1 September 2005) Campaigners call on WTO to make trade negotiations fair (31 August 2005) FoE: New WTO Director General Lamy urged to review trade impacts on poor and the environment (31 August 2005) Oxfam urges action on trade as Lamy takes up post as WTO Chief (31 August 2005) Mass Lobby of Parliament to take place ahead of world trade talks (16 August 2005) WDM: Trade talks head for autumn of discontent (29 July 2005) ActionAid: Challenge to Lamy to get trade talks to work for poor people (29 July 2005) Oxfam: Continued delays jeopardise hopes of pro-poor trade reform (28 July 2005) WDM/FoE: Protest greets Mandelson's arrival for WTO talks (28 July 2005) ActionAid: Poor countries locked out of failing trade talks (27 July 2005) Oxfam: Naked self-interest usurping development in trade talks (27 July 2005) Friends of the Earth: Geneva trade talks threaten environment (27 July 2005) World Development Movement: No deal at WTO could be best option for the poor say campaigners (27 July 2005) ActionAid: WTO must halt talks and take action to combat poverty (25 July 2005) Blair trade 'hypocrisy' on poor as developing countries pushed to open Europe's self-interested trade polices will devastate poor countries (19 May Stop rushing to a bad WTO deal, say Greenpeace and ActionAid (4 May 2005) Voters demand more action on world poverty (24 April 2005) Consumer and Environmental Protection Under Threat In New Trade Talks (18 April 2005) PRESS RELEASE: 25,000 rally for justice in world trade: Celebrities join campaigners and public for all-night carnival of music, art and protest at biggest mass protest of election campaign (2am, 16 April 2005) Biggest mass protest of election campaign says parties must go further on anti-poverty pledges: World poverty and environmental groups descend on Whitehall Friday 15th April to show strength of public concern on the UK’s role in global trade. (14 April 2005) Thousands to rally for justice in world trade: Celebrities join campaigners and public for all-night carnival of music, art and protest (13 April 2005) Major parties deserve ASBO for anti-social international trade policies and bullying of African countries in international trade negotiations (13 April 2005) Virtual trade justice prayer zone goes global (11 April 2005) Friends of the Earth: Trade Justice Vigil Aims to Turn EU Commissioner Green (8 April 2005) Christian Aid: Millions take action for trade justice (5 April 2005) Trade Justice Movement welcomes the UK Government’s Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) position paper as a step in the right direction for Trade Justice (23 March 2005) Oxfam welcomes UK government review of Economic Partnership Agreements Oxfam welcomes farm subsidy disclosure as victory for small farmers and trade justice campaigners (21 March 2005) ActionAid on Africa Commission report: Blair must take action to ensure trade deals do not force African countries to open their markets before they decide they are ready (18 March) Oxfam: G20 meeting a chance to strengthen unity and pave way to trade reforms that help the poor (16 March 2005) Stars to come out for justice in world trade: Thousands to light up Whitehall in all night vigil (16 March 2005) Oxfam on Africa Commission report: Tony Blair must push harder to get reform of European and US agricultural policies by WTO meeting in December (11 March 2005) WDM: Africa Commission report represents a robust challenge to existing UK policy on trade (11 March 2005) CAFOD (analysis): The Commission for Africa highlights just how far rich countries are from moving from trade platitudes to changes that stop their current damaging trade policies (11 March 2005) Christian Aid: Blair must sweep in changes to current UK government trade policy where they conflict with the Africa Commission?s report (11 March 2005) Christian Aid: UK government pledges to cut the strings attached to aid (3 March 2005) WDM: UK takes 'significant step forward' to delinking aid and privatisation (3 March 2005) Oxfam: US cotton subsidies declared illegal by WTO...again (3 March 2005) EU trade measures will bring some relief to poor countries but not enough (10 February 2005) Oxfam: Mandelson talks the talk but yet to deliver (4 February 2005) Thousands Gather To Hear Mandela Call To Make Poverty History (3 February 2005) CAFOD: Development minister pledges support for EPA alternatives (1 February 2005) Global poverty movement launches: challenges to world leaders include trade justice (27 January 2005) Oxfam demands trade relief for countries affected by tsunami (12 January 2005) |
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