Together with a strong emphasis on deep integration, the main thrust of the EU's new trade strategy as announced in October 2006 is competitive regionalism, i.e. the competition between different jurisdictions which seek strategic advantages for themselves through the conclusion of bilateral...

Der Welthandel ist seit 1980 deutlich rascher gewachsen als die internationale Produktion. In welche Richtung bewegen sich die internationalen Handelsbeziehungen? Ist es zu einer stärkeren Regionalisierung des Handels gekommen? Welche Rolle spielen dabei Präferenzhandelsabkommen?

The Gatt Uruguay Round was finally brought to a conclusion in April following long-drawn-out negotiations. What changes are contained in the new agreements? How should we rate these changes? How important will the future World Trade Organization (WTO) be?

It has become fashionable in recent times to describe the state of the Western European economies with the word “eurosclerosis”. Is the international competitiveness of these economies really as ailing as this world implies? The following article attempts to answer this question using...