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Fighting the commercialisation of education 9 April 2008 WIPO: New Proposal on Copyright Limitations
Several nations are backing a new proposal for special exemptions from copyright rules under the agreements of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 February 2008 U.S. Faces Penalty in GATS Gambling Dispute
A WTO panel has given Antigua and Barbuda the right to impose $21 million in annual trade sanctions against the United States for its restrictions on cross-border Internet gambling.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 February 2008 USTR attacks NGOs for criticizing WTO
The U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab has lashed out against non-governmental organizations for their criticisms of WTO trade talks.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 February 2008 GATS Update: Differences emerge over draft services text
Talks aimed at liberalizing the international trade in services under the WTO’s GATS agreement are moving at a slow but steady pace even as deep divisions remain on key issues, according to officials in Geneva.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 October 2007 Canada to export AIDS medicine under new TRIPS Agreement
Canada has become the first WTO member to take advantage of new pharmaceutical licensing rules intended to improve access to essential medicines in developing countries.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 October 2007 UN Agency Warns Developing Countries against Bilateral FTAs
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says that developing nations need to "think carefully" before signing bilateral and regional free trade agreements with the developed world.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 31 October 2007 WTO Talks Teeter on the Brink Again
The future of the World Trade Organization's troubled Doha Round of talks remains in doubt again as negotiators from developing and developed countries have been unable to bridge their deep differences despite a series of intensive negotiations in September.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 July 2007 Resolution on Quality education: present and future
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 July 2007 Resolution on defence and development of public education
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 July 2007 Resolution on higher education and research as a public service
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 July 2007 Resolution on United for greater social justice
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 June 2007 Make or break time in Geneva
Negotiators at the World Trade Organization say they are running out of time to reach a deal in the troubled Doha Round talks.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 June 2007 GATS Update: New draft text on domestic regulation
Negotiations aimed at liberalizing trade in services under the GATS appear to be on the verge of endorsing new restrictions on domestic regulations. These new rules would cover measures related to qualification requirements and procedures, licensing requirements and procedures, and technical standards.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 June 2007 Antigua and Barbuda raises stakes in US gambling case
The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda is threatening to escalate its fight against US restrictions on cross-border Internet gambling by encouraging other countries to make WTO compensation claims for Washington's decision to modify its WTO services commitments.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 June 2007 USA: White House, Democrats reach deal on FTAs
The Bush administration and senior Democratic lawmakers have agreed to a deal to include environmental and labour protections in any new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) the country signs.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 June 2007 Brazil issues generic license for AIDS drug
In the latest test of the WTO’s rules on intellectual property rights, Brazil has issued a compulsory license for the patented AIDS drug efavirenz that will allow companies to import and eventually manufacture generic versions of the drug more cheaply.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 24 April 2007 Little progress reported in WTO talks
Despite a flurry of high level meetings over the past weeks, senior trade officials with the World Trade Organization admit that members are still far from achieving a breakthrough in the Doha Round of trade talks.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 24 April 2007 Update on GATS talks
With little progress being made in agricultural negotiations, talks aimed at reaching a WTO deal on the trade in services under the GATS also remain stalled according to trade officials in Geneva.
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