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Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of Dispute Settlement Body
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 26 March 2013, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”.
Italia, studio sui costi della politica
In questi giorni si parla sulla riduzione della diaria dei politici al Parlamento, ma sappiamo quali sono i veri costi della Politica ? Ebbene la UIL nel 2012 ha svolto uno studio ed ecco cosa è uscito fuori: Attraverso il monitoraggio dei dati ufficiali dei Bilanci delle Istituzioni (per Stato e Regioni il 2012, [...]
Arancha Gonzalez urges landlocked poor countries to play active role in trade facilitation talks
Ms Arancha Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech at the “Brainstorming Meeting on the Priorities of a New Development Agenda for the Landlocked Developing Countries” in New York on 20 March 2013, urged landlocked least-developed countries to “play a more active role in the negotiations at the WTO”. She said “it is important that your specific concerns are on the table and that the centrality which you give to trade facilitation in this Almaty process effectively translates into negotiations in Geneva”.
Trade Policy Review. Argentina
Trade Policy Review: Argentina
The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Argentina takes place on 20 and 22 March 2013. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Argentina.
Europa, Cipro in debacle economica
Il capo economista dell’istituto di Berlino, Jorg Kramer, sulle pagine del quotidiano finanziario Handelsblatt dice: “I patrimoni finanziari degli italiani corrispondono al 173% del Pil. Sono molto superiori ai patrimoni dei tedeschi che corrispondono al 124 per cento. Per questo sarebbe utile applicare in Italia una patrimoniale. Una tassa del 15% sui patrimoni basterebbe ad [...]
Receiving honorary doctorate in Turkey, Lamy warns against remote global governance
Unprecedented globalization has created a “governance deficit” with citizens out of touch with government at international levels, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said in an address at Bilkent University, Ankara, on 15 March 2013, when he received an honorary doctorate
