The current crisis has started off in the financial-banking system. In the second stage, as an effect of the financial crisis, the economic crisis occurs. In the beginning, it was no clear vision for the need of anti-crisis actions; the effects of the cri

Forbidden by the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC Treaty), but permitted in exceptional cases, State aids are constantly under the “eye” of the European executive as regards the granting mechanisms, as well as concerning its monitoring. In order to undertake a more...

Among the anti-competitive practices sanctioned by competition law, cartel is the most harmful to the competitive environment. Cartel participation is sanctioned both by national and community legislation with large fines, which can reach up to 10% of the turnover of the companies involved. In...

Europe 2020 is a very ambitious strategy adopted by the European Commission for the coming decade. Its main target is to make Europe'(tm)s economy become smart, sustainable and inclusive. The Lisbon Strategy was first adopted in 2000, but during the 2005 mid-term review, the Lisbon Strategy was...

This research paper is based on an assessment of the effects of the recent financial crisis on the international trade and the way states and international organizations acted in this context. The importance of this research topic consists in identifying the way the international trade...

The regional development policy of European Union deals with spatial localisation of production and affects the daily life of more than half of the 500 million persons living in the European Union. Conceived at European level as a solidarity policy, it bases especially on financial solidarity...

In a broad sense, the term „competition” defines the relations between economic operators acting on the same market seeking attainment of certain interests in economic freedom conditions. The need for regulations in the area of competition stems from the nature of free, open market economy...

Abstract: In this paper we have analysed the perception and implementation of the principles of business ethics for companies. This paper is a theoretical approach to ethical principles and the corresponding legislation, as well as an analysis of the degree of alignment of national legislation...

The present paper tries to make an analyse of the policy in the field of competition, at the level of the European Union, more exactly the policy applied on cartels. It is important to know the regulations regarding cartels, especially the way in which procedures are done in the case of a...