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Accession to the European Union: Impact of Legislation Change on Performance of Lithuanian Companies
Accession to the European Union: Impact of Legislation Change on Performance of Lithuanian Companies

Author(s): Irina Travkina, Gitana Dudzevičiūtė, Liuda Maciukevičienė
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: International trade; Lithuania's accession to the EU; competitiveness; banana trade case.

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on implications of the EU accession for competitiveness of New Member States, and specifically, Lithuania. Basing on a case study analysis of internationally trading Lithuanian company, effects on its performance, caused by European trade regulation, are being revealed. Authors raise a question whether the EU accession facilitated international trade for newcomers, and if not, what reasons conditioned unfavourable effects. Subjective and objective factors impacting business activity in the after-transition years are being considered.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 142-149
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English