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East-West integration and competition policy

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Rules of Competition and East-West Integration

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The integration of the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs)1 into the European Union (EU) is — together with the introduction of a common European currency — one of the major tasks for the Union in the next years. For the process of creating a common market with the CEECs (or with at least some of the CEECs) the rules of competition governing this market are of crucial importance. Common rules of competition are necessary in order to avoid distortions in the free exchange of goods and services as well as of capital and labor force (see e.g. the contributions of Stehn, Mathis and Nicolaides and Welge in this volume). Accession of the CEECs into the EU is, however, not for tomorrow but will be the result of a longer process. One main task for the CEECs in this process is to manage the transition to a market economic system which is a precondition for membership in the EU. Therefore, the question arises which rules of competition are appropriate for promoting the process of transition within the CEECs as well as for preparing their accession into the EU.

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Fritsch, M., Hansen, H. (1997). East-West integration and competition policy. In: Fritsch, M., Hansen, H. (eds) Rules of Competition and East-West Integration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6087-6_2

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