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The WTO has got to go.(Insider Report)
"The World Trade Organization, which the United States joined in 1994, has been disastrous for American sovereignty," declared Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, on February 28, in his weekly column. "A tax bill passed last year provides a vivid example of just how blatantly Congress is surrendering our sovereignty to quasi-governmental bodies like the WTO. For years, high-tax Europe has objected to how we tax American companies on their overseas earnings. The EU took its dispute to the WTO grievance board, which voted in favor of the Europeans. The WTO ruling was clear: Congress must change American law to comply with European rules."
"Make no mistake about it," says Rep. Paul, "WTO ministers tell Congress to change American laws, and Congress complies. In fact, congressional leaders obediently scrambled to make sure the corporate tax bill passed before a WTO deadline. Thousands and thousands of bills languish in committees, yet a bill ...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 29, 2003 700+ words
...agricultural negotiations, which will be high on the agenda at the September meeting. The Fifth Ministerial Conference of the WTO is set for Sept. 10-14 in Cancun, Mexico. As the outcome of the agricultural negotiations is expected to have a significant...
- MALAYSIA'S PERMANENT REP TO WTO ELECTED AS DSB CHAIRMAN.
- News wire article from: BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency February 9, 2006 700+ words
...Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ambassador Muhamad Noor Yacob, 54...2006/2007 by the General Council of the WTO in Geneva The Ministry of International...Muhamad Noor to the second highest body in the WTO signals the recognition of Malaysia's...
- BIG DAY FOR NZ, SAYS PERMANENT REP TO WTO.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 2, 2004 700+ words
...s permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Tim Groser, today said agreement on reducing farm export...This is a big day for New Zealand,'' Mr Groser said. The WTO's 147 member states have agreed a framework laying down guidelines...
- Azeri president meets US rep to WTO.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports October 16, 2006 700+ words
...Trade Organization, today. They discussed prospects of developing Azerbaijani-US relations, as well as issues related to Azerbaijan's membership of the WTO. Source: Turan news agency, Baku, in Russian 1246 gmt 16 Oct 06 BBC Monitoring
- U.S. Sugar Rep Says WTO Must Address All Sugar Subsidies.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 23, 2004 700+ words
...the distorted world sugar market, World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations must encompass "all countries, both developing...addressed comprehensively and effectively in the Doha Round of the WTO, if the ailing world sugar market is to have any chance of recovery...
- US trade rep: WTO mediation still option in BA-Airbus.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire December 7, 2004 700+ words
(From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) Byline: GEORGE GEDDA LONDON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said the U.S. expects to call for World Trade Organisation mediation if U.S.-EU talks do not produce results soon in a dispute over state aid for aircraft makers Boeing and its European
- US trade rep hopes for framwork WTO agreement by end July.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire February 20, 2004 700+ words
...had backed a proposal by Singapore Trade Minister George Yeo aimed at restarting the talks, which have been blocked ever since WTO negotiations in Cancun, Mexico fell apart in September. He said he had supported Yeo's suggestion, "that is, trying to...
- US trade rep hopes for framework WTO agreement by end July.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire February 20, 2004 700+ words
...talks, which have been blocked ever since WTO negotiations in Cancun, Mexico fell apart...the general council of the Geneva-based WTO. Zoellick, who is on a world tour to promote...agriculture contributed to the collapse of WTO ministerial talks in Cancun, and Zoellick...
- US trade rep seeks 'coalition of open-minded' on WTO, lashes EU.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire September 20, 2006 700+ words
...contribution to World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks. "With all due respect, they...States had not given up on the Doha Round of WTO negotiations, which were suspended last...than formally re-opening the suspended WTO talks, which would involve deadlines and...
- U.S. trade rep welcomes favorable WTO decision on Japanese apples.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire December 1, 2003 700+ words
(From AP Online) Byline: David Haffenreffer U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick welcomed on Monday a decision last week by a World Trade Organization appeals panel that Japan's restrictions on American apples were illegal. The panel rejected all parts of Japan's appeal of a July 15 ruling
Source: HighBeam Research, The WTO has got to go.(Insider Report)