This paper examines the evolution of the EU's trade in services over the 2004-2008 period in comparison with its trade in goods. It aims to disentangle the main trends shaping the EU's services trade flows under the impact of increasing globalisation and the last two waves of EU enlargement....

This paper examines the evolution of the EU’s trade in services over the 2004-2008 period in comparison with its trade in goods. It aims to disentangle the main trends shaping the EU’s services trade flows under the impact of increasing globalisation and the last two waves of EU enlargement....

Romanian Abstract: Uniunea Europeană şi Piaţa sa unică au generat în ultimii 50 de ani noioportunităţi pentru companiile europene, care şi-au îmbunătăţit competitivitatea internă şiinternaţională, au creat noi locuri de muncă şi au oferit consumatorilor europeni...

De la sfârşitul anului 2005, conform acordului interinstituţional, Uniunea Europeană a lansat un important demers de revedere fundamentală a bugetului comunitar. Demersul a fost determinat nu numai de interesul general valabil de îmbunătăţire a oricărui instrument de lucru, bugetul...

This paper is highlighting the different approaches on regional development from the point of view of economic growth theories and European integration effects, analysing the contribution of the European Union cohesion policy to the economic growth of the cohesion countries and to reducing the...

Romanian Abstract: Investiţiile străine directe constituie o modalitate de completare a surselor interne de finanţare a unei economii. Acestea pot contribui la dezvoltarea sustenabilă a ţării gazdă în anumite situaţii. Dar investiţiile străine directe pot avea şi efecte negative...

In a globalizing world, defined by fierce, ever increasing competition, the relocation of services became not simply necessary, but vital for companies and imperative for further fostering their competitiveness.

Real convergence represents an essential objective for Romania\'s integration into the EU.