WEF Dublin: Cancelled
seedot | 18.07.2003 14:26 | Globalisation
Just in - The October summit of the WEF in Dublin has been cancelled. Must have been run out of town by them anarcho's
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=60421
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=60421
From the Irish Times
The World Economic Forum summit due to take place in Dublin in October has been postponed. The Government expressed its disappointment by the decision to reschedule the Competitiveness Summit which it now intends to run in conjunction with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The World Economic Forum summit due to take place in Dublin in October has been postponed. The Government expressed its disappointment by the decision to reschedule the Competitiveness Summit which it now intends to run in conjunction with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The Government expressed disappointment by the decision to reschedule the Competitiveness Summit which it now intends to run in conjunction with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Responding to the WEF decision, the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, said that the Government had been very willing to host the Summit and was disappointed that it would not now go ahead.
"The Dublin Summit would have presented an ideal opportunity to discuss important issues concerning competitiveness in Europe. In the light of the WEF decision not to proceed, I hope that the WEF will continue with a special focus on Competitiveness during the Davos Summit in January next year" said the Tánaiste.
The World Economic Forum summit due to take place in Dublin in October has been postponed. The Government expressed its disappointment by the decision to reschedule the Competitiveness Summit which it now intends to run in conjunction with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The World Economic Forum summit due to take place in Dublin in October has been postponed. The Government expressed its disappointment by the decision to reschedule the Competitiveness Summit which it now intends to run in conjunction with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The Government expressed disappointment by the decision to reschedule the Competitiveness Summit which it now intends to run in conjunction with its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Responding to the WEF decision, the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, said that the Government had been very willing to host the Summit and was disappointed that it would not now go ahead.
"The Dublin Summit would have presented an ideal opportunity to discuss important issues concerning competitiveness in Europe. In the light of the WEF decision not to proceed, I hope that the WEF will continue with a special focus on Competitiveness during the Davos Summit in January next year" said the Tánaiste.
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now let us look back a little.
18.07.2003 15:02
and had a debate:
I commented then Jan 22 21h06
"we are law breakers and law makers".
and we carry get out of jail free cards.
Thank you Mammy Harney for giving us all a laugh.
XXXYZ.
(on behalf of the 5º international)
ipsiphi the o as if
they definitely were excitable
18.07.2003 18:36
an angry clown innit
corporate media coverage
18.07.2003 18:53
18/07/2003 - 4:08:20 pm
Versus
WEF Thwarts Dublin Anarchists
18/07/03
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more:
Dublin WEF summit to be moved to Davos
Friday, July 18 14:49:26
(BizWorld)
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by the way the official WEF pages on their site weforum.org re dublin have gone now:
meejatart
the reason we were so excited
18.07.2003 23:48
j.p.
Homepage:
http://www.swp.ie
another corp media article - reuters
19.07.2003 11:21
DUBLIN, July 18 — A European competitiveness summit due to be held in Ireland in October was postponed on Friday and anti-globalisation activists said growing Irish labour unrest was a factor....
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Anti-globalisation activists planning a counter summit said there were growing tensions between Ireland's centre-right government and workers facing mounting job losses and the missing report was probably just an excuse for the delay.
The summit postponement was announced the same day Irish bus and train workers let people ride free, to protest against plans to break up the semi-state transport company.
''It's building up to be a showdown between civil society and the government over the domestic political situation,'' said Barry Finnegan, a spokesman for the Irish Social Forum.
He said the Irish Social Forum would go ahead with a counter-summit, but he added that he did not think any protests in Ireland would have been as violent as anti-globalisation demonstrations have been elsewhere in Europe or the U.S.
A spokesman for the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, the Irish sponsor of the summit, said the decision to postpone it was not made by the Irish government and the transport action ''had nothing at all to do with it.''
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Reuters via:
meejatart
Media Priorities
19.07.2003 11:42
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