Now, as soon as there is a trading conflict between two blocks, it may directly affect dozens of countries instead of only two, therefore negatives effects are likely to be exacerbated. On the other hand, the pressure to avoid trade wars has increased, as politicians try to avoid these potentially more harming wars at all cost. Therefore, in conclusion, the WTO has not yet reached the objective of equal expansion of trade concessions to all countries, as concessions now mainly happen within the major trading blocks. However, it could save administrative cost if the WTO managed to convince a whole block to lower it's tariffs to the outside world, but the problem is that individual countries still retain a lot of independence within a trading area, therefore the theoretical block acting may actually not happen in reality. However, if a block is as strongly linked as for instance the EU, it may be difficult for a single country to make independent decisions. In conclusion, this objective is far from fulfilled, especially developing countries outside major trading blocks are discriminated against. The issue of developing economies is a crucial one in the WTO anyway. Another objective, making trade fair by establishing rules which count for everyone is especially related to that.