What is Trade-related Technical Assistance ?
“Our experience in implementing the Uruguay Round agreements shows the practical difficulties if one undertakes WTO commitments, however desirable in themselves, if the means are lacking to implement them.” – European Commission, 2000 Trade-related technical assistance is a major theme of the Doha declaration (2001), which spelled out developed countries’ commitment to take development as the central focus of the new round trade liberalization and to help all countries to participate effectively in the new round of trade negotiations. At the UN Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, world leaders stressed the importance for development of support to remove supply side constraints to trade and of effective, secure and predictable financing of trade-related assistance and capacity building. The Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development also highlighted the need for mutually supportive trade, development and environmental policies. The EU already dedicates consid
