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for trade outside the EU; notably, the volume of
import from China has greatly increased.
In May of this year, 10
countries arc joining (joined) the EU. These countries
represent a significant interest for the Netherlands: the
amount of business with eastern European countries has
doubled over the last couple of years - whereby Poland,
Hungary and the Czech Republic represent 80% of the trade
between the Netherlands and the new EU countries - though
trade with Russia is also greatly on the increase. The
Netherlands is furthermore among the top-3 investors in this
region, particularly, again, in above three countries. |
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