Invitation

ABCDE
Conference
3. Opening markets to developing countries –
greater prosperity for the people?
Input:
Dr. Dieter Langendorf
Wirtschaftliche Vereinigung Zucker
Flavio Damico
brasilian embassy at the WTO, Geneval
Dr. Christoph Kohlmeyer
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Marita Wiggerthale
Germanwatch
chair: Friedrich Ostendorff MoP
4. Fair trade – but how?
4.00. Plenary discussion:
WTO agricultural negotiations –
opportunities and risks for rural development and
the improvement of the food situation in developing
countries?
Participants:
Attac
German Farmers Association (DBV)
IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt
International Federation of organic agriculture
movements (IFOAM)
South Center Genf
Association of German Development Non-Governmental
Organisations
Input:
Non-Governmental Organisations (VENRO)
Luuk Zonneveld
Fair Trade Labelling Organisations International (FLO)
chair: Ulrike Höfken MoP, Thilo Hoppe MoP
N.N.
TransFair
Uschi Eid MoP
Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development
chair: Cornelia Behm MoP
WTO agricultural negotiations:
Where do we go from Cancun?
and agricultural policy
Ulrike Höfken MoP and Thilo Hoppe MoP
Invitation
Time&Place The conference is being held on
Saturday, 6 December 2003 from 11 a.m.-6.00 p.m.
The conference room is located in the Reichstag Building,
Otto-Wels-Saal, Raum 3 S 001, Platz der Republik 1,
10557 Berlin
Travel arrangements
Travel on S-Bahn lines S3, S5, S7, S9 or S75 to „Friedrichstraße“ station,
on S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S25 or S26 to „Unter den Linden“
station or
with bus route 100 to the stop named „Reichstag/
Bundestag“.
Access to the conference room is via the North Entrance
of the Reichstag Building, where a security check will be
carried out. Staff from Ms Höfken’s office will then guide
you to the conference room.
No parking spaces are available!
5.30 Conclusions: Consequences for development
Bundestagsfraktion
Conference
WTOagricultural
negotiations:
Where Do
We Go From
Cancun?
Provision of meals
It is possible to buy a light lunch.
Registration Please register before 1 December 2003 by fax, e-mail,
or by sending the enclosed registration coupon to:
6.00. End
Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen
Bundestagsfraktion
Büro Ulrike Höfken MdB
Platz der Republik 1
11011 Berlin
T. +49 30/227 72598
F. +49 30/227 76332
eMail: ulrike.hoefken.ma01@bundestag.de
www.gruene-fraktion.de
On 6th.12.03
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Otto-Wels-Saal
3 S 001
Reichstag
Platz der
Republik 1
10557 Berlin
WTO agricultural negotiations:
Where do we go from Cancun?
Registration
Please register before 1 December with:
Alliance 90/The Greens
parliamentary group in the Bundestag
Office of Ulrike Höfken MoP
Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin
T. 030/227 72598, F. 030/227 76332
eMail: ulrike.hoefken.ma01@bundestag.de
I will attend the conference
„WTO agricultural negotiations“
on 6th December in Berlin.
I am unfortunately unable to attend.
For security reasons, it is necessary to provide both
name and date of birth when registering.
Please bring your ID card or passport.
Dear Sir or Madam,
dear friends,
The Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended
without consensus in September this year. The failure was caused
by the unbridgeable opposing views regarding the so-called Singapore issues (trade and investment, trade and competition policy, trade facilitation and transparency in government procurement). Nevertheless, it became clear that the negotiations on
agriculture will continue to be a key issue in bringing this world
trade round to a successful conclusion. The world trade round
launched in November 2001 under the „Doha Development Agenda“ has suffered a setback with the failure of the Cancun conference. At the moment, it is difficult to imagine the round concluding on schedule in 2005.
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What must be done to enable the negotiations to continue
successfully?
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What is the significance of the agricultural negotiations in
this context?
Address
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Name
Institution
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How can they support the right to food and equally, contribute to sustainable global agriculture?
We are looking forward to discussing the issues with international
representatives from non-governmental organisations, trade and
industry as well as from the realm of politics.
You are warmly invited to participate!
PLZ, City
P r o g r a m 11.00 Welcome and short introduction to the
subject
Ulrike Höfken MoP
spokeswoman on agricultural policy
Thilo Hoppe MoP
spokesman on development policy
Introductory speeches:
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The aftermath of Cancun is the run-up to
Hong Kong – global justice and sustainable development go hand in hand
Renate Künast MoP
Federal Minister of Consumer Protection,
Food and Agriculture
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Global trade and development:
the „Doha Development Round“ –
steps towards fair and environmentally
sustainable development
Rubens Ricupero
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) (t.b.c.)
12.00 Panel discussion followed by debate:
Where do we go from Cancun?
Dr. Karl-Ernst Brauner
Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour
Michaele Hustedt MoP
Tel/Fax
eMail
Date of birth
Ulrike Höfken MdB
spokeswoman on
agricultural policy
Thilo Hoppe MdB
spokesman on
development policy
Rubens Ricupero, UNCTAD (t.b.c.)
Kevin Watkins, Oxfam GB (t.b.c.)
chair: Monika Hoegen, Journalist
1.30 Lunch Break
Signature
2.30 four parallel workshops
1. Right to food
Input:
Michael Windfuhr
Food First Informations- und Aktionsnetzwerk (FIAN)
Maria Vogt
European Farmers Coordination (CPE), Via Campesina
Kerstin Mechlem
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO) (t.b.c.)
chair: Thilo Hoppe MoP
2. Agricultural subsidies – food safety –
protection of the environment?
Input:
Matthias Berninger MoP
Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry of
Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture
Luisa Bernal
South Center Genf
Kevin Watkins
Oxfam GB (t.b.c.)
Michael Warburg
Unilever
chair: Ulrike Höfken MoP