WTO members advance fisheries subsidies negotiations
WTO members were able to advance work on the second wave of fisheries subsidies negotiations during the second of a series of Fish Weeks. The chair of the negotiations, Ambassador…
Seychelles accepts fishing subsidies agreement
The first African nation to formally accept the WTO fishing subsidies agreement, Seychelles deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 10th March. Acceptances from two-thirds…
WTO fisheries subsidies deal (mostly) welcomed
After two decades of dialogue, trade ministers from 164 countries last week struck a last-minute deal on fisheries subsidies. Despite blocking measures by India, which threatened to derail the multilateral…
Rising concerns over fuel taxation
As WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies enter their final stage, and following two decades of wrangling, trade ministers from 164 countries are resolved to secure an agreement ahead of this…
WTO seeks to curb state subsidies for fishing
World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the fisheries subsidies negotiations chair, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, have urged WTO members to prepare to make tough calls, paving the way…
Europêche took an active part in a high-level event focusing on trade, climate change and ocean economy in Geneva this week, defending sustainable fisheries subsidies. Image: Europêche
Europêche defends sustainable fisheries subsidies at WTO
European fishing industry body Europêche is giving its full support to an ambitious multilateral agreement with the aim of abolishing damaging fishery subsidies – stating that public aid needs to…
