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A snapshot of a complex European market where competition has become fierce and the market, more unpredictable.
Jump to full article: Tobacco International , 2009-05-01
Author: John Parker
Intro: Major cigarette manufacturers and exporters located in the earlier 15 European Union countries had expected to find new customers among smokers in the newer East European members as they entered the common market in 2004. In early 2009, the EU market was more competitive than some had earlier imagined. The rise of Poland as a major cigarette exporter in the last several years has been a kind of surprise to some analysts. Another country with a very different agenda since joining the EU is Romania. A shift from large imports to much smaller imports, and even rising exports were reported for Romania after joining the EU on January 1, 2007 further added to the competitive setting.
Some of the major trade flows for cigarettes among the intra-EU trade remained strong during 2004 - 08.
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