Zagraniczna polityka gospodarcza UE w obliczu nowych wyzwań: modele, cele i interesy
European Union’s foreign economic policy in the face of the new challenges: models, goals and interests

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the outcomes of the research concerned the issue of the European Union’s foreign economic policy, as well as its models and instruments. The EU applies various approaches inrelations with third countries, that is determined by differences in aims it intends to achieve in everyspecific case. The EU acquis constitutes only general framework of the European Union’s foreigneconomic policy, that results in disorderliness and incoherence of European Union in relations withthird countries. The Author identified key determinants, that actually shape current models of theEuropean Union’s foreign economic policy towards various groups of states. Significant problemsand failures have been found. Analysis carried out in the article leads to the conclusion that currentmodels and instruments of foreign economic policy, used by the EU, are not sufficiently efficient and often do not allow to meet new challenges effectively. New approaches and solutions have beenproposed by the Author can help to improve the foreign economic policy of the EU and to adjust itto the contemporary global challenges.

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