102 members have ratified. 63 members still have not. 9 more are needed to activate the agreement in ratifying countries. Those subsidies are still not being curbed. Who’s to blame?| Trade β Blog
That was June 2022. This is late 2024. And the agreement still isn’t in force anywhere in the world. Speaks volumes for governments’ commitment to sustainability| Trade β Blog
The cast-aside draft Article 5 on subsidies causing overcapacity and overfishing, with the chair’s commentary| Trade β Blog
Timeline with links to some key documents and news. From 2024| Trade β Blog
The talks’ chair asked members ‘whether continuing our negotiations in the same way as we have been doing over the last several years, and grounded in the MC12 mandate, will lead us to success’…| Trade β Blog
They say the proposed changes “result in a more balanced, preferable and more viable text” and join 28 others in pushing for a deal next month| Trade β Blog
Timeline with links to some key documents and news, 2020–2023| Trade β Blog
The chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland, introduced a draft text on curbing subsidies contributing to overcapacity and overfishing at the opening of the fifth “Fish Week” on 18 September, drawing from previous negotiating texts and proposals. The chair explained that his intention is for the text to serve as a common starting point for members as they seek to deepen discussions and complete substantive work on the second wave of fisheries ...| www.wto.org