Links and Literature

www.wto.org
The WTO's website provides full information on WTO objectives, rules, dispute settlement cases and publications. The new section "10 common misunderstandings about the WTO" deals with the criticism made by the WTO's opponents.

europa.eu.int/comm/trade/index_en.htm
European Commission overview of EU trade policy.

www.bmwi.de
The website of the German Ministry of Trade and Technology contains information on the WTO and on the German government's trade policy.

www.fsforum.org
The website of the Financial Stability Forum contains a compendium of modern standards on, among other things, financial supervision.

www.siaw.unisg.ch
Website of the Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, from which a WTO newsletter (in German) can be downloaded free of charge.

www.globalexchange.org/wto
An example of a US non-governmental organisation from among the host of WTO opponents.

www.globalservicesnetwork.com
Association of advocates of service-sector liberalisation from the business, political and academic world, plus private individuals.

www.iccwbo.org 
Website of the International Chamber of Commerce, which represents the global interests of the business sector, containing a number of statements on WTO issues.

www.uscsi.org/groups/finLeader.htm
Information on the Financial Leaders Group, the WTO forum for financial service providers from the industrialised countries and their associations.

www.esf.be
Association of representatives of EU service providers and their associations. The European Services Forum supports the EU's current GATS negotiations.