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Слободно кретање капитала у Европској унији
Free movement of capital in the European Union

Author(s): Jelena Stojiljković
Subject(s): EU-Legislation
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: free movement of capital;four freedoms;European Court of Justice;restrictions;foreign direct investments;bilateral agreements

Summary/Abstract: This paper is about the free movement of capital as one of the European Union’s four freedoms together with the free movement of goods, services and people. In this paper, it will be shown what constitutes the free movement of capital and what constitutes the restrictions of free movement of capital, mostly through the practise of the European Court of Justice. Furthermore, the relations between the free movement of capital and third countries will be shown and also a problem of capital localization. Then, the member states’ rights regarding restrictions will be shown. In the end, the relation between foreign direct investments, bilateral agreements and free movement of capital will be analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 61-62
  • Page Range: 255-265
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Serbian