highly integrated into the world economy. Second, Turkey's export performance in 1996-2004 in EU markets bears strong … similarities to the aggregate performance of new EU members from Central Europe (EU-8). Similarities include dynamics, similar … factors responsible for the increased presence in EU markets, factor content, and the role of "producer-driven" network trade …

's trade policy. Despite significant progress in implementation of structural reforms and converging to the EU acquis … the levels of efficiency achieved on average by both EU-8 and the EU-15 countries in management of ports, information … fully contestable for pan-Europe (EU-25, European Free Trade Association, Romania, and Turkey), exposing local producers to …

international division of labor and integration into international markets with a special emphasis on EU markets. Its major findings … continue towering over other exports even during the current expansionary phase. The composition of top performers in EU … markets indicates the shift toward natural resource and capital-intensive products. Bulgaria's export offer in EU markets has …

, Romanian exports have experienced surprisingly strong performance in both EU and non-EU markets since 2000 after a four … EU once the state monopoly over foreign trade was abolished and other policy areas liberalized, the current second phase … performance, evolving patterns of specialization, Romania's competitiveness in EU sunrise markets, changes in factor intensities …