That the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been in the grip of a systemic crisis since 2008 is well known. Notwithstanding relatively minor successes at the Bali Ministerial in December 2013, the WTO's negotiating function remains effectively stalled. The Nairobi Ministerial, set to take place in December 2015, is not likely to yield systemic solutions, notably to break the Doha Round impasse. The longer this negotiating stalemate endures, the more the WTO's foundations will crumble, particularly the much-prized jewel in its crown: the Dispute Settlement System.
Spekulanten verlangen enorme Entschädigungen von EU-Krisenstaaten, als Ausgleich für Verluste. Eine Studie warnt: Kommt TTIP, könnten solche Klagen zur Norm werden.