//*********************************************************************** //* APPLICATION : WTO Web Site //* COMPONENT : Current News Arrays - English //* LAST UPDATE : 10/03/2010 //*********************************************************************** // ADD NEWS ITEMS HERE... news_item[1179] = { ni_date:"2010.04.06_14:00:00#2010.04.08_12:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"Y", ni_embargo_langs:"E#F#S", ni_head:"Trade Policy Review: Armenia", ni_intro:"Press release to follow.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TPR", ni_country:"ARM", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"Y", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"Press release", nl_url:"/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp328_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Chairperson’s concluding remarks", nl_url:"", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1173] = { ni_date:"2010.03.24_14:00:00#2010.03.26_12:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"Y", ni_embargo_langs:"E#F#S", ni_head:"Trade Policy Review: Croatia", ni_intro:"Press release to follow.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TPR", ni_country:"HRV", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"Y", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"Press release", nl_url:"/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp327_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Chairperson’s concluding remarks", nl_url:"", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1181] = { ni_date:"2010.03.08_17:00:00", ni_pos:"1", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"WTO-OECD-UNCTAD: No “significant intensification of trade or investment restriction” but G20 must “remain vigilant”", ni_intro:"The latest report by the WTO, OECD and UNCTAD on G20 trade and investment measures, submitted on 8 March 2010, said that high unemployment rates and uncertainties on global growth point to the need for G20 governments “to remain vigilant in opposing protectionism”. The three agencies urged the G20 leaders to undertake “a clear and stronger commitment to open markets and make concrete their many calls to bring the Doha Round to a rapid conclusion”. At a time when governments are constrained in offering further fiscal or monetary stimulus, open trade can give the global economy a much-needed lift and provide valuable opportunities for job creation.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TRIM#IGO", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"Report", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/trim_report_08mar10_e.doc", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"85", nl_kb:"1259", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Annex 1 (Excel)", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/trim_annex1_08mar10_e.xls", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"59", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Annex 2 (Excel)", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/trim_annex2_08mar10_e.xls", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"39", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Annex 3 (Excel)", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/trim_annex3_08mar10_e.xls", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"53", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1182] = { ni_date:"2010.03.04_17:00:00", ni_pos:"2", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"Members accept new chair’s approach in intellectual property talks ", ni_intro:"Negotiators endorsed new chairperson Darlington Mwape’s “three-four-five” approach when he picked up the reins of the negotiations on a multilateral register of geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits on 4 March 2010. Their positions remained largely unchanged, but they were willing to dig deeper into how various proposals would be implemented in countries’ domestic intellectual property systems.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TRIP", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"News item", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/trip_04mar10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1183] = { ni_date:"2010.03.02_17:00:00", ni_pos:"3", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"Members ask: Is the ‘Par.6’ system on intellectual property and health working? ", ni_intro:"WTO members debated on 2 March 2010 the question of whether a 2003 decision designed to improve access to medicines is working. Although opinions expressed in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council varied, members agreed that they should look at real-life experiences in order to assess the system.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TRIP", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"News item", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/trip_02mar10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1178] = { ni_date:"2010.03.02_17:00:00", ni_pos:"4", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"WTO launches 2010 Essay Award for Young Economists", ni_intro:"The WTO launched on 2 March the 2010 Essay Award for Young Economists. The Award aims to promote high-quality research on the WTO and WTO-related issues among young economists and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"RESE", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"News item", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/rese_02mar10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1177] = { ni_date:"2010.02.24_17:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"Lamy says trade can have a positive impact on job creation during economic downturn", ni_intro:"Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his speech to the European Policy Centre in Brussels on 24 February 2010, said that one year on from the onset of the financial crisis “the multilateral trading system has proven its sturdiness as a bulwark against runaway protectionism”. He stressed that today there is “economic imperative” to conclude the Doha Round.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"SPPL#DGPL#DDA", ni_country:"BEL", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"Speech", nl_url:"/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl148_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1176] = { ni_date:"2010.02.22_17:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"WTO chairpersons for 2010", ni_intro:"The WTO General Council today (22 February) noted the consensus on a slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"GC#TNC#PRES", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"Press release", nl_url:"/english/news_e/pres10_e/pr597_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1174] = { ni_date:"2010.02.22_17:00:00#2010.02.23_17:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"Lamy calls for March stocktaking to “inject political energy and momentum” in the negotiations", ni_intro:"Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report on the state of play in the Doha Round to the General Council on 22 February 2010, said that “although some progress is taking place, gaps remain”. He suggested that the stocktaking at the end of March be undertaken by senior officials, adding that “the Geneva process remains ready to translate political movement into concrete and substantive progress”.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"GC#DGPL#DDA#TNC", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/tnc_chair_report_22feb10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Audio: Statement by Pascal Lamy", nl_url:"/audio/2010_02_22_gc_lamy_stat.mp3", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"28", nl_kb:"3285", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Proposed agenda", nl_url:"/english/thewto_e/gcounc_e/meet_feb10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1175] = { ni_date:"2010.02.19_17:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"21 officials complete course on WTO dispute settlement ", ni_intro:"Twenty-one officials completed, on 19 February 2010, a five-day intensive course on the rules and procedures of the WTO dispute settlement system.", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TRA#DEVEL#DISP", ni_country:"", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"News item", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/tra_19feb10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" }, { nl_text:"Activity sheet for the course", nl_url:"/french/tratop_f/devel_f/train_f/activity_sheets_2010_f/tc10-1_f.doc", nl_lang_id:5, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"61", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1180] = { ni_date:"2010.02.18_17:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"Panel report adopted on US-Thai plastic bags and EU sanction request referred to arbitration in US zeroing", ni_intro:"At its meeting on 18 February 2010, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) adopted a panel report on US anti-dumping measures on plastic bags from Thailand. 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The Escuela de Empresa is leading the partnership with the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC).", ni_image:"", ni_subject:"TRA#DEVEL", ni_country:"COL", ni_cases:"", ni_xlinks:"", ni_links:[ { nl_text:"News item", nl_url:"/english/news_e/news10_e/tra_08feb10_e.htm", nl_lang_id:0, nl_pages:"", nl_kb:"", nl_dol:"", nl_image:"", nl_quality:"", nl_display:"Y" } ] }; news_item[1165] = { ni_date:"2010.02.08_17:00:00", ni_pos:"", ni_embargo:"", ni_embargo_langs:"", ni_head:"The European Union offers EUR 180,000 to the WTO development fund for trade facilitation", ni_intro:"The EU has announced a EUR 180,000 donation to the WTO Trade Facilitation Trust Fund. Overall, the EU’s contribution to the various WTO development trust funds has reached CHF 8.3 million. 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