WTO members have continued to show some restraint in introducing new trade-restrictive measures and have also adopted a record number of trade facilitation measures during the period of October 2014 to October 2015 according to the Director-General’s annual report on trade-related developments. (...)
Deputy Director-General Karl Brauner, speaking at an event at the UN climate change conference – COP21 — in Paris on 9 December, called on the international trade community to support collective efforts to address climate change. He identified three key areas of work where trade policy can play (...)
France has pledged a further EUR 6 million (CHF 6,471,320) to WTO trade-related programmes for developing countries and in particular least-developed countries (LDCs) over a period of three years (2015, 2016 and 2017).
In his report to the General Council on 7 December about the potential outcomes of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo urged WTO members to “seize the last opportunity to show the flexibility and political will that we need” for a successful Ministerial Conference (...)
On 7 December, a WTO arbitrator issued the report on the level of retaliation that Mexico and Canada can request in their dispute with the United States over “country of origin labelling” (COOL) requirements (DS384 and DS386).
Recycling in Albania: Waste management and recycling have become important pillars in the construction of the green economy. They offer a wide variety of job opportunities in the public and private sectors.
Recycling in Albania: Waste management and recycling have become important pillars in the construction of the green economy. They offer a wide variety of job opportunities in the public and private sectors.
On 3 December 2015, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to establish a panel in the dispute between Brazil and Indonesia over the importation of chicken meat and chicken products in Indonesia.
The second review of the trade policies and practices of Haiti takes place on 2 and 4 December 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Haiti.
In a statement to mark International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, calls on governments to ratify the ILO's Forced Labour Protocol to make a real change in the lives of the 21 million people (...)