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What changes for business in Europe?
Antoni Turczynowicz, 11 May 2004
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What changes for business in Europe?
EU from 1 May 2004
Population in million:
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Cyprus (0.76)
Czech Republic (10.2)
Estonia (1.37)
Hungary (10.2)
Latvia (2.35)
Lithuania (3.48)
Malta (0.39)
Poland (38.6)
Slovakia (5.38)
Increase in population: 28%
Slovenia (1.99)
Total: 75 million people
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Increase in territory: 34%
Increase in GDP: 4,4%
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What changes for business in Europe?
Business Issues
• Classic business and tax
footprint is changing
• New business models are
being implemented
• Regional distribution hubs are
being created
• Restructuring of
manufacturing production
within Europe
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What changes for business in Europe?
Business Issues
• Consumer power is expected
to increase with no borders
• Transparency of pricing is
creating issues
• Facilitation of shared service
centers
• Opportunities from funding
• Digitalisation of the
documentation flow
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What changes for business in Europe?
Business Impacts
• More centralised & uniform control structures
across CEE linking in with the rest of the EU
block
• Corporate risk management easier to impose
and manage in a centralised structure
• Flatter and more responsive business
structures
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What changes for business in Europe?
Conclusion
• Expect changes – a single market of 25 countries!
• First phase
- Getting the ‘back office’ right
- Opportunities will impact the bottom line
• Next phase
- Business strategies linked in to the opportunities
that exist from the adoption of the acquis?
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