let's get more of those from our eliott seen he's a professor of economics at the constance university of applied sciences here in germany and an avid follower of the proceedings at the w t o welcome to g.w. no better us of a view announced his early departure in may more than 3 months ago now a member states couldn't even decide on an acting chief that's a pretty bad image isn't. it is actually and it's it's lost if you once a tip on the ice were that the w t o is able to solve the member states and able to solve urgent problems we have is now back in the position of the general secretary for the last 20 years the member states were able to start reforms in order to establish roots for the 21st century and all this you know people forget 95 percent of global trade is taking place under the rules of the w t o and we cannot stay without a w t o just an example to solve disputes we have a dispute absolute body this institution now is no longer able to work because it's blog. in times of a pun demick and the recession their politicians are tempted to close down tray these are really bad n