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Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS,
Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website which match with your news preferences. |
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| Georgia formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies |
| On 19 May, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Genadi Arveladze, presented his country’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Georgia is the 98th WTO member to deposit its acceptance of the Agreement with the WTO. |
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| Russia initiates WTO dispute regarding EU’s carbon border adjustment and emissions trading |
| The Russian Federation has requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union and member states concerning the EU’s “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Package” and alleged export subsidy under the EU scheme for trading greenhouse gas emission allowances. The request was circulated to WTO members on 19 May. |
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| WTO members discuss duty-free electronic transmissions, hear views from private sector |
| Members discussed the moratorium on the imposition of customs duties on electronic transmissions at a workshop held on 15 May, which included private sector perspectives and a report by United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on the indirect taxation of e-commerce. The facilitator of the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce, Ambassador Richard Brown of Jamaica, encouraged further reflection ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) to be held in March 2026. |
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