In this paper, our main objective is to emphasize the difference between the old and the new EU member states (EU-15  versus EU-12 or NMS ) as regards the dependence on the Internal Market in the field of trade in goods. Conversely, we are trying to find out which European countries are most...

The present paper captures several dominant trends of the FDI flows worldwide, which became obvious in the last two decades and more and more evident in recent years. Our analysis brings to the forefront the global investment environment, characterized by an increasing complexity through...

Relying on BoP trade statistics published by Eurostat and the WTO, the paper highlights the recent changes in the EU’s services flows in terms of dynamics, composition, trade balance as well as patterns of specialisation and integration into the internal and global market. It also reveals the...