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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)
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)
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 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:
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
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
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