Education International is the federation of organisations representing over 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 384 member organisations in 169 countries and territories. http://www.ei-ie.org en-uk http://www.ei-ie.org/image/rss_logo.gif http://www.ei-ie.org 144 37 http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=749&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=749&theme=gats&country=global Talks aimed at liberalizing global trade are heading into yet another crucial phase as the prospects of successfully completing a deal before the end of the year quickly fade. gats Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:57:33 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=748&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=748&theme=gats&country=global Development groups and trade unions are warning that treaties that regulate international investment are undermining democracy and human rights. gats Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:56:23 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=747&theme=gats&country=india http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=747&theme=gats&country=india Talks between the European Union and India on a bilateral free trade agreement may not be completed by the end of year as originally planned. gats Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:54:54 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=746&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=746&theme=gats&country=global Several nations are backing a new proposal for special exemptions from copyright rules under the agreements of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). gats Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:53:05 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=712&theme=gats&country=antiguabarbuda http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=712&theme=gats&country=antiguabarbuda 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. gats Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:29:15 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=711&theme=gats&country=usa http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=711&theme=gats&country=usa The U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab has lashed out against non-governmental organizations for their criticisms of WTO trade talks. gats Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:26:27 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=710&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=710&theme=gats&country=global 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. gats Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:20:52 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=657&theme=gats&country=canada http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=657&theme=gats&country=canada 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. gats Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:37:11 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=656&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=656&theme=gats&country=global 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. gats Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:17:41 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=655&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=655&theme=gats&country=global 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. gats Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:55:39 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=523&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=523&theme=gats&country=global Negotiators at the World Trade Organization say they are running out of time to reach a deal in the troubled Doha Round talks. gats Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:57:54 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=522&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=522&theme=gats&country=global 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. gats Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:54:35 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=521&theme=gats&country=antiguabarbuda http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=521&theme=gats&country=antiguabarbuda 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. gats Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:52:15 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=520&theme=gats&country=usa http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=520&theme=gats&country=usa 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. gats Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:50:49 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=519&theme=gats&country=brazil http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=519&theme=gats&country=brazil 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. gats Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:49:13 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=465&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=465&theme=gats&country=global 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. gats Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:21:47 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=464&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=464&theme=gats&country=global 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. gats Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:20:24 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=463&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=463&theme=gats&country=global Trade officials expressed differing views on the draft text on domestic regulation released in February. The negotiations are focused on developing new GATS restrictions that would require that government measures adopted with respect to qualification requirements and procedures, licensing requirements and procedures, and technical standards be relevant, objective and "no more trade burdensome than necessary". gats Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:17:58 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=462&theme=gats&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=462&theme=gats&country=global Eight member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have renewed their efforts to press for new WTO rules allowing countries to restrict access to their services markets in emergency situations when domestic firms are threatened by foreign competition. gats Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:16:42 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=461&theme=gats&country=usa http://www.ei-ie.org/gats/en/newsshow.php?id=461&theme=gats&country=usa Congressional Democratic leaders unveiled a set of policy principles that they want incorporated into several pending free trade agreements (FTAs), as well as the country's broader trade agenda. gats Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:14:46 GMT