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The aim of the paper is to assess the place of the European Union (and its individual countries) in the global value chain (GVC) in years 1995–2011. The analysis is mainly based on the index figure called the rate of participation in global value chain. It was calculated based on data drawn from the World Input-Output Database (WIOD). GVC participation rate indicates the share of a country's export that is a part of multi-stage trade process. It is composed of the foreign value added in a country's own export (upward/backward linkages) and the value added supplied to other countries' export (downward/forward linkages). The participation rate is a useful indicator of the extent to which a country's export is integrated into international production networks. The research results show that the foreign value added share in the EU export increased by 9 p.p. in the period in question. The new EU member states experienced a notably greater growth in foreign value added share in export than the UE-15. The major beneficiaries were: Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. The main reason for that progress was a dynamically growing participation of these countries in the production fragmentation process.

Publikacja recenzowana / Peer-reviewed publication ; The aim of the paper is to present signifi cance of Germany in Polish trade in goods and services as well as investment cooperation during the Poland's membership in the European Union. The role of Germany was compared to other EU-15 countries. The research was carried out using both the traditional foreign trade statistics (in gross terms) downloaded from WITS-Comtrade database and trade statistics in value added terms calculated based on World Input-Output Database (WIOD). The foreign direct investment data came from the National Bank of Poland. The research results show that since 1990s Germany has been the main trade and investment partner of Poland. It's accession to the European Union has accelerated the Polish-German economic cooperation. One of the most important factors infl uencing this cooperation was participation of Poland and Germany in global value chains.

Seria: Multi-Annual Programme 2011-2014. Competitiveness of the Polish Food Economy under the Conditions of Globalization and European Integration, no 126.1 ; System "konkurencyjność" - wybrane aspekty teoretyczne i empiryczne. Pozycja Polski w handlu zagranicznym produktami rolno-spożywczymi Unii Europejskiej. Ocena pozycji konkurencyjnej Polski w handlu zagranicznym produktami rolno-spożywczymi z Unią Europejską. Handel wewnątrzgałęziowy produktami rolno-spożywczymi Polski z Unią Europejską. Jakościowo-cenowe strategie konkurencji w handlu produktami rolno-spożywczymi Polski z Unią Europejską. Przewagi cenowe polskich producentów żywności na rynku Unii Europejskiej. ; Kamila Sobiecka