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Real Convergenceas theWay to Heal the Eurozone

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Nowak A. Z., Ryć K., Shachmurove Y.
Yearbook of Polish European Studies
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2013
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vol. 16
s.85-110
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In attempting to elaborate a path to attain true convergence in the Euro¬zone, this article first analyses the mechanisms of convergence and the free market, and concludes that, contrary to what was expected, the free market principles have led to divergence in the Eurozone, with the northern countries as creditor states and south¬ern countries as debtor states. The hindrance presented by the increasing costs of credit, higher in the South than in the North of the EU, has diminished the chances of the southern countries to compete in the Single Market. The current situation is under-mining confidence in the hitherto-applied model of European integration, A deep diag¬nosis of the condition of the European Union is necessary in order to guarantee its sur¬vival. In fact, it is only through an active sectoral policy, implemented at both the level of the European Commission and the individual member countries, that the process of real convergence in the EU can be attained. Sectoral policy should be fine-tuned to the operation of market mechanisms in individual sectors of the economy in order to increase the employment rate, foster economy growth, foster specialisation and col¬laboration, and encourage greater equality. While it would not be easy to implement a proper sectoral policy within the present institutional system of the Economic and Monetary Union, this is crucial to the continuous development of the Eurozone. In this context, this paper favours a ‘semi-Keynesian’ interpretation, It is postulated to use financial instruments and support the countries suffering from the crisis in order to enable them to stimulate economic growth and create jobs. The problem is only going to be alleviated when the gaps between development levels are significantly dimin¬ished, structures of production are more assimilated, and intra-branch specialisation gains more importance. This is the real convergence.
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Oznaczanie pochodzenia produktów etykietą „made in" - czy będzie obowiązkowe w UE?

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Kaszczak S.
Unia Europejska.pl
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2013
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issue 6
29-35
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W Unii Europejskiej nie istnieją obecnie akty prawne ani jednolite praktyki regulujące problematykę oznaczania produktów przemysłowych etykietą „made in" („wyprodukowano w"), czyli kraju pochodzenia. Jedynie w niektórych państwach członkowskich producenci mogą dobrowolnie używać takich oznaczeń, przy czym zasady te różnią się między sobą. Stawia to Unię Europejską w niekorzystnym położeniu wobec jej głównych partnerów handlowych, m.in. USA, Chin, Japonii, Kanady czy Brazylii, którzy wprowadzili już obowiązek stosowania takich etykiet i wymagają tego również na produktach pochodzących z państw członkowskich UE. Znak „made in" wprowadzono 125 lat temu, a więc jeszcze w XIX wieku, w wyniku przyjęcia w 1887 r. brytyjskiej Ustawy o znakach handlowych (Merchandise Marks Act). Towary zaczęły być specjalnie znakowane. Przedstawione w lutym 2013 r., w pakiecie dotyczącym bezpieczeństwa produktów i nadzoru rynku, rozporządzenie PE i Rady, obejmujące m.in. oznaczanie produktów etykietą „made in", ma zrównać prawa i obowiązki producentów i eksporterów unijnych oraz ich zagranicznych partnerów handlowych. Nowe przepisy mają poprawić także sytuację unijnych konsumentów. Projektowane rozporządzenie w sprawie bezpieczeństwa produktów konsumpcyjnych reguluje także oznaczanie kraju pochodzenia nieżywnościowych produktów wytwarzanych i towarów importowanych na rynek unijny. Do określenia kraju pochodzenia produktów mają być stosowane reguły niepreferencyjnego pochodzenia zawarte we Wspólnotowym kodeksie celnym. Komisja Europejska oczekuje, że rozporządzenie wejdzie w życie w 2015 r. W artykule przestawiono opinie zainteresowanych stron (m.in. przedstawicieli producentów) w sprawie skutków ekonomicznych nowego rozwiązania.
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At present, there are no legal acts or uniform practices in the European Union regulating the problems of marking industrial products with the ‘Made in' label, i.e. designation of the country of origin. Only in some member states, manufacturers may voluntarily use such markings, though those rules differ from one another. This place the European Union in an unfavourable position vis-à-vis its main trade partners, inter alia, the USA, China, Japan, Canada or Brazil, who have already introduced the obligation to apply such labels, and they also require that on the products of the EU Member States origin. The "Made in" mark was introduced 125 years ago, i.e. as early as in the 19th century, in result of the adoption in 1887 of the British Merchandise Marks Act. Goods began to be specially marked. In February 2013, in the package related to product safety and market control, the Commission presented the draft of the regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on consumer product safety. Marking products with the "Made in" label should put on an equal foot the rights and obligations of EU producers and exporters with their trade partners abroad. The new regulation has also to improve the situation of EU consumers. Art. 7 of the draft regulation also regulates marking the country of origin of non-food manufactured products and goods imported to the EU market. For product origin country designation there are to be applied the currently effective in the European Union rules of non-preferential origin, formulated in the Community Customs Code. The European Commission expects that the regulation will come into effect in 2015. The paper discusses merits and drawbacks of the new initiative from the point of view of various economic entities.
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The Evolution of the Process of the Harmonization of Value Added Tax (VAT) Within the European Union

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Oręziak L.
Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
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2020
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issue 4
93-108
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The aim of the article is to analyse the process of harmonizing the value added tax (VAT) in the European Union, and in particular the factors behind the decision to build a common VAT system based on the country of destination principle instead of, as initially assumed, the country of origin principle. Characterizing the conditions in which this change in approach took place, the specific features of public finances of these countries were presented, in particular the relation of public expenditure as well as the general level of taxation to GDP. Large differences between EU Member States in this area are one of the main factors making these countries not agree to resign from their sovereignty in shaping taxes. This, in turn, affects the direction and possibilities of the tax harmonization process in the Union, including in the field of VAT. The transitional VAT system operating in the EU since 1993 has been pragmatically adapted to the needs arising from the development of intra-EU trade. Its transformation planned in 2022 to become a new definitive system based on the country of destination principle requires the support of Member States for major legislative changes necessary for its implementation.
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