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Welcome
to the monthly newsletter for journalists about the impact of subsidies,
produced in partnership by IPS
- Inter Press Service and GSI
- Global Subsidies Initiative.
THIS
MONTH'S FOCUS:
EU'S FISHERIES SUBSIDIES
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Fish stocks and the marine ecosystem - and with them, the economic health of the European fishing industry - will only recover if the next financing instrument ensures that the EU fishing capacity is brought down to levels in line with sustainable management of fish resources. |
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ABOUT
THIS NEWSLETTER
Subsidies
—transfers of public money to private interests—
are so common that for the most part they
go unnoticed; they can also be arcane and
complex, posing tremendous challenges for
journalists. Yet, many experts believe that
subsidies are one of the most critical factors
in determining the sustainability of a government’s
economic, social and environmental policies.
Read more here about the organisations that
have partnered to bring you this newsletter,
and why.
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Putting an End to Harmful Subsidies
By Markus Knigge
The EU fisheries sector is firmly part of the global fisheries crisis. In Europe more than 80 percent of known resources are over-fished, while overseas EU fleets have done more than their share to bring commercial productivity of the oceans to an all-time low. …
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More
information about subsidies
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The Global Subsidies Initiative cooperates
with an international network of researchers
working on subsidy related issues. Journalists
working on stories that involve subsidies,
and who are in search of expertise,
information and support are invited
to contact Javed Ahmad, the GSI's Director
of Communications, at info@globalsubsidies.org.
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Markus Knigge - Bio
Markus Knigge works for the European Policy Office of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). As European Marine Programme Officer he is mainly responsible for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Fisheries Funds, fisheries subsidies negotiations within the WTO and fisheries partnerships agreements. As Policy Advisor he is mainly supporting Ecologic with the development of its Transatlantic Program and the Ecologic Fellowships.
SUBSIDIES
STORIES FROM IPS - RECENT ARTICLES
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: The Public Eye Is Watching
By Gustavo Capdevila
BERN, Jan 17 (IPS) - Civil society is in Davos, Switzerland once again to keep a watchful eye on events at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The social and environmental behaviour of 1,000 of the world’s most powerful companies will be scutinised at this annual meeting of business leaders, presidents and prime ministers, and free-market economics experts.
INDIA: 'World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly'
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap bare-bones car made by the Tatas, India’s steel and engineering giant.
ARGENTINA: Dairy Farmers Aggrieved, Despite High Prices
By Sebastián Lacunza
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 10 (IPS) - Dairy farmers in Argentina have led the latest in a long series of protests by agricultural associations, despite the record high prices for farm products.
MEXICO: Is the Freeing Up of Agricultural Trade Really New?
By Diego Cevallos
MEXICO CITY, Jan 4 (IPS) - The elimination of all barriers to imported maize under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will ruin Mexico’s rural areas, according to activists and small farmers who are demanding that the measure be revoked. But the free market which opened on Jan. 1 has in fact been in effect for the past nine years.
CHALLENGES 2007-2008: Cuban Economy in Need of Nourishment
By Patricia Grogg
HAVANA, Jan 4 (IPS) - Increasing food production is the main challenge to be faced by the Cuban economy this year, to improve people’s quality of life. It was one of the recurrent themes raised at the popular debates convened on the government’s initiative in the second half of 2007.
ENERGY-SOUTH AFRICA: Food Security Hobbles Biofuel Strategy
By Stephanie Nieuwoudt
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 18 (IPS) - Worried that it may be seen as insensitive to the food needs of Africa, the South African government, which is facing a general election in 2009, has chosen food security in framing a biofuel policy.
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