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Investing in the EU
Businesses and individuals invest overseas in order to locate their production in cost-efficient and high-skills locations, to source components and raw materials, as well as to get closer to their customers. For the country of investment, inward investment plays an important role and contributes to technological development, job creation and economic growth.
EU legislation and the single market support investments as they guarantee the freedom to establish a business, to invest in companies and to carry cross-border capital movements. They also ensure equal and non-discriminatory treatment of investors in all the member states
The EU has one of the world’s most open and transparent regimes towards inbound foreign direct investment (FDI), making it one of the main destination for FDI in the world. Therefore, FDI stocks held by third country investors in the EU amount to around €6.295 billion. Investing in the EU translates into access to a highly integrated single market made up of 500 million consumers and investment opportunities.
Businesses and individuals invest overseas in order to locate their production in cost-efficient and high-skills locations, to source components and raw materials, as well as to get closer to their customers. For the country of investment, inward investment plays an important role and contributes to technological development, job creation and economic growth.
The EU has one of the world’s most open and transparent regimes towards inbound foreign direct investment (FDI), making it one of the main destination for FDI in the world. Therefore, FDI stocks held by third country investors in the EU amount to around €6.295 billion.
Investing in the EU translates into access to a highly integrated single market made up of 500 million consumers and investment opportunities. EU legislation and the single market support investments as they guarantee the freedom to establish a business, to invest in companies and to carry cross-border capital movements. They also ensure equal and non-discriminatory treatment of investors in all the member states.
Investing in an EU member state
If you wish to invest in the EU, you will find below the relevant links to the websites of the EU Member States investment Promotion Agencies that provide information on the investment opportunities, the steps to be taken and the applicable rules.
Austria : ABA – Invest in Austria Belgium : Flanders Investment and Trade Walloon Export and Import Agency Brussels Invest and Export Bulgaria : Invest Bulgaria Agency Croatia : Invest in Croatia Cyprus: Invest Cyprus Czech Republic : Czech Invest Denmark : Invest in Denmark Estonia : Invest in Estonia Finland : Invest in Finland France : Business France Germany : GTAI – Germany Trade & Invest Greece: Enterprise Greece Invest & Trade Hungary : Hipa – Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency Ireland: IDA Ireland Italy: ITA – Italian Trade & Investment Agency Latvia: LIAA – Investment and Development Agency of Latvia Lithuania : Invest Lithuania Luxembourg : Luxembourg Trade & Invest Malta: Malta Enterprise Netherlands : Invest in Holland Poland : PAIH – Polish Trade & Investment Agency Portugal: AICEP – Portugal Global Romania : Invest Romania Slovakia : SARIO – Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency Slovenia : Slovenia Business Spain: ICEX – Invest in Spain Sweden : Business Sweden – The Swedish Trade & Invest CouncilSupporting investors in the EU
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