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WTO Mini-Ministerial: Geneva, July 2008

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The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) will be providing a daily information service during the WTO Mini-Ministerial in July. The ICTSD daily update will be produced every 24 hours in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The ICTSD daily update provides coverage of the negotiations in the WTO Ministerial, with supplementary content analysis, opinion and linkages between trade and sustainable development.

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Bridges Daily Updates

31st July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial: The Day After / PDF version
30th July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial Ends in Collapse / PDF version
29th July 2008: G-7 Talks on Special Safeguard Mechanism Inconclusive as Blame Game Heats Up / PDF version
28th July 2008: WTO Members Move Forward on Bananas, Tropical Products, but Major Differences Loom. / PDF version
27th July 2008: Members Give Mixed Reactions to Lamy Compromise, Take "A Good Step Forward" On Services / PDF version
26th July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial Evades Collapse, As Lamy Finds 'Way Forward' / PDF version
25th July 2008: "Time Is Running Out" For Struggling WTO Talks / PDF version
24th July 2008: WTO Mini-Ministerial, Day Three: And Then There Were Seven / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Little Movement on Second Day of WTO Talks / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Political Positioning Dominates Opening Day of WTO Talks / PDF version
21st July 2008: Geneva Mini-Ministerial: ‘Now or Never’ For Real This Time? / PDF version

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WTO Ministerial updates in Chinese

31st July 2008: WTO小型部长会议于昨日结束，今天的情况 / PDF version
30th July 2008: WTO小型部长会议破裂告终 / PDF version
29th July 2008: 特殊保障机制会谈未有定论，各方推诿责任升温 / PDF version
28th July 2008: WTO成员关于香蕉、热带农作物的谈判取得进展，但主要分歧仍未弥合 / PDF version
27th July 2008: 成员方对拉米折中方案反应不一，服务贸易谈判“取得重大进展” / PDF version
26th July 2008: WTO小型部长会谈不会破裂，拉米找到“方向”推动谈判进展 / PDF version
25th July 2008: WTO会谈僵持不下，“剩时无多” / PDF version
24th July 2008: WTO小型部长会议第三天：七国集团 / PDF version
23rd July 2008: WTO会谈第二天，进展甚微 / PDF version
22nd July 2008: WTO谈判今日启幕，政治定位主导 / PDF version
21st July 2008: 日内瓦小型部长级会议：“机不可失，时不再来”，这次是真的吗？ / PDF version

Passerelles - Genève au quotidien

31st July 2008: Conférence Mini-Ministérielle De l’OMC : Le Lendemain / PDF version
30th July 2008: La Conférence Mini-Ministerièlle De l’OMC s’est Soldée Par un Échec / PDF version
29th July 2008: Discussions Du G-7 Sur Le Mécanisme De Sauvegarde Spéciale Peu Concluantes Et Intensification De L’échange D'accusations / PDF version
28th July 2008: Les Membres de l’OMC avancent sur la banane et les produits tropicaux, mais des dissensions majeures subsistent / PDF version
27th July 2008: Les Membres ont des réactions nuancées vis-à-vis du compromis de Lamy et font « un bon pas en avant » sur les services / PDF version
26th July 2008: La Conférence Mini Ministérielle De L’OMC Échappe à La Rupture, Lamy Ayant Trouvé La ‘Voie à Suivre / PDF version
25th July 2008: « Le Temps Presse » Pour les Discussions a l’OMC / PDF version
24th July 2008: Conférence Mini-Ministérielle de l’OMC, Troisième Jour : Et Ils Étaient Sept / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Peu De Mouvement Durant le Second Jour des Discussions de l’OMC / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Les Positionnements Politiques Dominent l’Ouverture des Négociations a l’OMC / PDF version
21st July 2008: Conférence Ministérielle De Genève : ‘Maintenant Ou Jamais’ Pour De Bon, Cette Fois-Ci ? / PDF version

Pontes Diário de Genebra

31st July 2008: Mini-ministerial da OMC: o dia seguinte ao colapso / PDF version
30th July 2008: Mini-ministerial da OMC termina em fracasso / PDF version
29th July 2008: Mini-ministerial: aumenta a troca de acusações / PDF version
28th July 2008: Membros progridem em bananas e produtos tropicais, mas divergências ainda persistem / PDF version
27th July 2008: Mini-ministerial: proposta de Lamy recebe reações diversas / PDF version
26th July 2008: Mini-ministerial: Lamy tenta evitar colapso / PDF version
25th July 2008: Tempo prestes a esgotar-se para as negociações da OMC / PDF version
24th July 2008: Terceiro dia da mini-ministerial da OMC / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Mini-Ministerial: pouco progresso no segundo dia de negociações / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Posicionamento político domina abertura das negociações na OMC / PDF version
21st July 2008: Mini-Ministerial de Genebra: “agora ou nunca” / PDF version

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Puentes Diario de Ginebra

31st July 2008: El día después de la mini-ministerial de la OMC / PDF version
30th July 2008: Colapsa reunión mini-ministerial de la OMC / PDF version
29th July 2008: Las discusiones del G-7 sobre el MSE siguen inconclusas, mientras que el juego de culpas aumenta de tono / PDF version
28th July 2008: Miembros avanzan en bananos y productos tropicales; pero aún persisten importantes diferencias / PDF version
27th July 2008: Miembros tienen reacciones ambivalentes ante propuesta de Lamy; y toman pasos adelante en servicios / PDF version
26th July 2008: La conferencia mini-ministerial de la OMC escapa del colapso con propuesta de Lamy / PDF version
25th July 2008: Se está acabando el tiempo para las negociaciones de la OMC / PDF version
24th July 2008: Día tres de la reunión mini-ministerial: y entonces fueron siete / PDF version
23rd July 2008: Poco movimiento en el segundo día de conversaciones / PDF version
22nd July 2008: Posicionamiento político predomina durante el primer día de la mini-ministerial / PDF version
21st July 2008: Mini-ministerial: ¿‘Ahora o nunca’ será verdad esta vez? / PDF version