Europe

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European Union

 

 

In 1957, six European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) formed the European Economic Community, which has grown and now includes most of Europe, and has been renamed the "European Union".    The two major areas of importance for business are the effects on trade policy, and the effects on agricultural policy .   For international trade, the effect was good in that it lowered tariffs between countries (creating a customs union).  With respect to agriculture, the effects were not so good, in that the result was a massive export subsidy program (see common agricultural policy)

 

 

 

Investment agencies

 

 

Austria Austrian Business Agency

Belgium Ministry of Economic Affairs of Belgium

Cyprus Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency

France Invest in France Agency

UBIFRANCE

Germany Invest in Germany

Greece Hellenic Center for Investment (ELKE)

Ireland Enterprise Ireland

IDA Ireland

Italy ICE

Sviluppo Italia

Luxembourg Luxembourg Board of Economic Development

Malta Malta Enterprise

Netherlands Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Portugal ICEP

Invest in Portugal

Spain Invest in Spain - INTERES

Switzerland Location Switzerland

United Kingdom International Business Wales

Invest Northern Ireland

Scottish Development International

UK Trade & Investment

 

 

Agriculture in Europe - government distortions

 

The European Union has a common agricultural policy (CAP) which subsidizes the farmers to above the world price.  This has many effects on the world trade of agricultural products.   Click here for more info.

 

 

 

 

Europe in General

 

Doing business in Europe

 

 

 

Country guides

 

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Netherlands - Holland

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

UK United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Ukraine

Yugoslavia

 

 

Regions

Nordic Countries

 

 

Europe Exports

 

65% of the EU10's exports are destined for the Eurozone

 

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